H_KARLUK Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 [hv=d=e&v=n&s=sqjhqjdq8643caqj6]133|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv]1♦ P 2♦* P 2♠** P 3♣ P3♦ P ? * Inverted minor raise**Spade control/s 3+ How would you continue please?Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helene_t Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 3♥ if it asks for a partial stopper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Partner has at most two hearts to an honour or 3 low hearts. They will lead this suit against NT from nearly any given holding. So 3 NT is out. When partner has Ax in hearts, I may regret my choice, but such is life. I try 5 diamond. I have shown my club stopper and denyed both major suit stoppers, I have horrible soft values in hearts, so I would try to limit my hand now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
se12sam Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 3♥, showing half stopper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 3♥ should be asking for a partial stopper now, so I will try 3♥. Otherwise 5♦ I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 If I can trust pard to have splintered with a singleton heart, I would just bid 3NT, preferably right after 2♠ :P Otherwise I'll just use that 3♥ gadget, if available. If not, 4♦. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 So 3 ♥ is asking/showing for a partial stopper? Which partial stopper would you like to find out from partner? Txx? Will partner bid 3 NT with this? Kx? May you construct a hand for me, where 3 NT makes and 5 Diamond fails? What else? When I understood the given scenario correctly, partner showed 3+ spades and a stopper there. So the heart holdings he cannot have are Kxx or better. So, he may have AK or Ax. Now these are holdungs, where you may play better in 3 NT then in 5 diamonds. Can you bring partner to bid 3 NT with Ax but not with Kx? I cannot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H_KARLUK Posted May 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 [hv=d=e&v=n&n=s85ht852da9ct7532&w=sqjhqjdq8643caqj6&e=sak7h974dk752ck84&s=st96432hak63djtc9]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerben42 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 3♥ sounds about right. Looking at the full hand, good one for a weak NT. 1NT - 3NT on a ♠ lead, you win the Q in dummy and try to sneak through a ♦, even if the ♦A wins this trick, his partner with JT tight couldn't signal for a ♥ switch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 ... so you have 3 spade tricks, one sneaky diamond and then you play the club for 5 tricks? Of course IRL even after a diamond continuation you will still make 3 NT quite often against lazy opps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 3♥ sounds about right. Looking at the full hand, good one for a weak NT. 1NT - 3NT on a ♠ lead, you win the Q in dummy and try to sneak through a ♦, even if the ♦A wins this trick, his partner with JT tight couldn't signal for a ♥ switch. Unless they play any version of smith echo. Or coded honor leads and lead the ten. Really I think it's just an unlucky hand, you can't avoid getting to game and going down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Stopping below game with 28 combined is the stuff of CTC and relay nerds. Agree with 3♥. Does it ASK for a partial stopper or SHOW a partial stopper? At first I thought the trick was to get to 4♠ on the presumed 4-2 LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Stopping below game with 28 combined is the stuff of CTC and relay nerds. Agree with 3♥. Does it ASK for a partial stopper or SHOW a partial stopper? At first I thought the trick was to get to 4♠ on the presumed 4-2 LOL. Yes, partner really had AKT9 xx KJxx Kxx and diamonds were 2-2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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