pick a game (or partscore)

[Apollo81]

All white, MPs

 

♠Axx

♥KTx

♦x

♣JT8xxx

 

(3♠)-Dbl-(p)-??

[jdonn]

5♣. Sorry partner if something else was better, but I won't not bid game so I have to guess which one now. It's hard to know whether 3NT or 5♣ will make more often, but my gut says 5♣, and this bid is also far better for slam bidding since partner may be able to raise it when he would pass 3NT.

[han]

Josh has more nerve endings in his gut than in his brain so I'll also go with 5C.

[benlessard]

In MP i think 3Nt is a good gamble. If i thought that 3Nt isnt odd-on I would just pass. My stiff diamond is worth a 2nd trump trick.

[pclayton]

I'll try 3N too, but I don't hate 5♣. I do hate 4♣ which is really losing bridge.

 

I think to beat 3N the opponents are going to have to find a soft spot in hearts probably.

 

Pick some various hands for pard and 3N and 5♣ both need something specific. Sometimes its the same thing, but 3N scores so great.

 

To me the best argument for 5♣ is that sometimes pard will bid 6.

[Apollo81]

I am putting up a related poll to this post in the A/E section.

[Apollo81]

This was a repost from somewhere else. I don't know partner's hand but I think it's something like x AQJx KJ10xx Axx