manudude03 Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 [hv=d=n&v=n&s=saqtxxhxxxdxxxcq9]133|100|Scoring: XIMP1♣-1♠3♣ What now?[/hv] This was on BBO with pickup, what's your bid after partner jumps to 3C? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 4♣, I am afraid if I bid 3♠ p will raise on xx or maybe even a singleton. After 4♣, p can still bid 4♠ if he has three of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 3d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDluxe Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Pard has a big one-suiter in clubs. I don't want to force the issue. I bid 4♣. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cascade Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 I am bidding a natural and forcing 3♠. Partner won't raise to 4♠ with xx while also holding good stoppers in the red suits. Only if partner has some 2=1=3=7 or 2=3=1=7 (or possibly 2=2=2=7) will 4♠ be likely to be significantly inferior to 4♠. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo81 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 If partner's suit was diamonds (and my minors were swapped) I would bid a natural and forcing 3♠. Here I think that bid should show better spades since we can bid 3♦ (which is what I'd do). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 3♦ for me. I think 3♠ now will lead to (a few) too many lousy spade contracts. But it's not a bad bid either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 4♠ be likely to be significantly inferior to 4♠. LOL... I love typos :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Pard has a big one-suiter in clubs. I don't want to force the issue. I bid 4♣.But you are forcing the issue - 4C is forcing. 3S is the least bad bid in my view. Even if partner has xx he won't bid 4S except as a last resort. If partner's spades are anything other than xx, 3S will usually work out OK. Fred GitelmanBridge Base Inc.www.bridgebase.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I agree The most probable game is 3N The second most probable game is 4♠ The least probable game is 5♣ Indeed, I venture to say that there will be very few hands on which 5♣ makes without bringing in the spade suit... and since we have no red entries, and short clubs, that requires partner holding some help for us in that suit (or a very lucky lie, which will be at least as helpful in spades as it is in clubs). Put another way: if partner bids 3N over 3♠, we are going to be delighted.. that club Q will be invaluable. And he can't bid 3N over 4♣... nor will we find 4♠ on a 5-2 fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted January 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Thanks for replies, both hands: [hv=d=n&v=n&n=sxxhaxdaqxcakjtxx&s=saqtxxhxxxdxxxcq9]133|200|Scoring: XIMP1C-1S3C-3S3NT-P[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 3♣ is a big underbid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 3♣ is a big underbid. Yes... 2NT is probably better here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 I told myself I wouldn't respond to bidding questions LOL. 3♠. Sure I'd like 6, but I think this gives us the most options without misleading partner. Pass is strangely appealing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 3♣ is a big underbid. Yes... 2NT is probably better here. As an opening bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skjaeran Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 3♣ is a big underbid. Yes... 2NT is probably better here. But even that is an underbid. You either open 2NT or rebid 3NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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