hammberry Posted December 2, 2008 Report Share Posted December 2, 2008 IMPs, unfavorable vulnerabilityThe bidding went: Me LHO Partner RHOPass 1♦ (5+) 2♣ Pass2♥ Pass 3♦ Pass?? I held: T8xx, AKTxx, Q9, xx What's partner doing? What should I do now? (Partner is a youngish Silver Life Master. He's studied bidding theory carefully but resists ad hoc innovations) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vuroth Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 Around here, I think I would guess Western Cue Bid - asking for a stopper for 3NT. Whatever it is, it seems like a strong bid, I'd be tempted to try 3♠, though if you're not clear on what's going on, maybe 3♥ is safer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted December 3, 2008 Report Share Posted December 3, 2008 It's forcing, you are supposed to describe your hand further. 3S seems right, though 3NT is tempting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 What han said, cuebid doesn't ask for specific questions, it wants you to describe better. Normally a cuebid implies fit, but here partner might be stuck with a strong hand in clubs, 3♠ seems easy, then partner will bid 4♣ or 4♥ and let us know. If he bids 3NT over 3♠ he is showing a big hand in clubs with doubts about 3NT being the best contract (he probably has a weak stopper), that is where our ♦Qx comes into play, we can gladly pass, althou probably playing from the wrong side now, but our quick tricks in hearts might do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASkolnick Posted December 8, 2008 Report Share Posted December 8, 2008 I think 3D is looking for a Diamond stopper, but I think 3S passes the buck back. Doubt anyone would want to play in spades in this auction without a 4 card fit and it is probably unlikely he has one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Yes, 3 ♦ asks, primaly for a diamond stopper, secondary for an overall describtion. I bid 3 Heart, my extras are not so great and I have no values in spade. My pd won't understand 3 Spade as showing nothing in spades, but a little extra somewhere outside diamond. Actually my second choice had been 3 NT, not 3 Spade. Q9 works often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicklont Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Probably looking for 3NT. Tempting to bid it. Maybe a German player would bid 3NT and should hope that the cuebid was in tempo :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
655321 Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 Probably looking for 3NT. Tempting to bid it. Maybe a German player would bid 3NT and should hope that the cuebid was in tempo :)I agree with 3NT on the hand in the current thread. (3NT also has some votes in one of the other places OP posted the same hand.) But I don't agree that this hand (where a 5 card diamond suit is on our left, and partner has not made a takeout double of diamonds) is in any way similar to your other thread (where a 7 card spade suit is on our right, and partner has made a takeout double of spades.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Marlowe Posted December 9, 2008 Report Share Posted December 9, 2008 3D asks for further description, mainly a stopper. I would go with 3S, ugly, but what are your options,maybe partner can bid 3NT. With kind regardsMarlowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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