Gerben42 Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 Playing 2/1 GF, you hold: [hv=d=n&v=b&s=sqxhxxxxdaqtxxcax]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv] 1♠ - 2♦ (easy so far!)2♠ (catchall) - ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petergreat Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 2NT? Seems best...3♦ isn't good because the ♦s aren't good enough.3NT is more of an overbid. This is 100% forcing anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_h Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 2NT, planning to rerebid 3S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted April 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 2NT, planning to rerebid 3S Partner sabotages this plan by bidding 3NT. Is this the final contract? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 3♥, lead inhibitor :) Planning to raise 3♠ to 4 and to pass pard's 3NT. If you play 3♥ here as a 6-5 then I'd just try 3NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miguelm Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 2NT. The last thing I want to do is to bid 3H.... I want to leave room for him support my Diams. (if that isthe case) and my partner would also hate me if we miss a possible slam just because he quit trying for it after I bid a suit in which he might have a singleton/void. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLOL Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 2N, yes if partner bids 3N we are playing it there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 2N is clear... even tho I am big on postioning notrump contracts, 2N is the least distortion and if partner bids 3N, the odds are very good that the opps can take no more than 4 heart tricks, and may not have a natural heart lead anyway. 2N allows partner to complete the description of his hand and we will usually be able to find a 6-3 spade fit anyway (not always, of course... with 6223 partner will sometimes bid 3N.. but when he does, it rates to be ok). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgr Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 What would 3NT be here in 2/1? (..sorry, don't know 2/1 very well). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 What would 3NT be here in 2/1? (..sorry, don't know 2/1 very well). Wrong. Just kidding. Actually, I think there is a lot of dispute and/or complete confusion as to what 3NT should show. Whatever it shows, the reason why 2NT seems clear is that the hand has no great desire to play in 3NT. If Opener bids 3♦ over 2NT, 3NT may have no play but 6♦ or 6♠ might be nearly laydown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 2NT is pretty clear. Pass over 3NT, wtp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbforster Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 the reason why 2NT seems clear is that the hand has no great desire to play in 3NT. Hmm.... so what you're saying is that maybe we should swap 2N and 3♣? That way opener plays 3N when he wants to (and we don't) and he still gets almost as much space to describe his hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 the reason why 2NT seems clear is that the hand has no great desire to play in 3NT. Hmm.... so what you're saying is that maybe we should swap 2N and 3♣? That way opener plays 3N when he wants to (and we don't) and he still gets almost as much space to describe his hand. Not really. What I'm saying is that you bid 2NT when you still have aspirations of playing slam, if 2NT describes your hand well. Bidding notrump does not always mean that you want to play 3NT no matter what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted April 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 2N is clear... even tho I am big on postioning notrump contracts, 2N is the least distortion and if partner bids 3N, the odds are very good that the opps can take no more than 4 heart tricks, and may not have a natural heart lead anyway. No, maybe they have a natural ♣ lead. And when partner has no values there, 3NT sounds like a BAD idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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