Raise or not

[Ai Hao]

Both non-vulnerable,IMP As south your hand:

 

S:J9543

H:J93

D:K85

C:86

 

South deal and pass, West pass and North open 2D, East double, you would:

1: pass

2: 3D

3: 4D

4: 5D

5: others

[jjbrr]

3♦

[lmilne]

Just 3 for me

[inquiry]

Larry Cohen would say this is a no-brianer, you have three diamonds, your partner has six.... that is nine... bid 3♦. But even if you never heard of the law of total tricks, this looks like a 3♦ raise.

[olliebol]

yeah 3♦ take away some bidding space.

[655321]

Yes, even if the vulnerability was w/r instead of w/w bidding more than 3♦ would be dubious because partner already took the vulnerability into account when opening 2♦.

[neilkaz]

Larry Cohen would say this is a no-brianer, you have three diamonds, your partner has six.... that is nine... bid 3♦. But even if you never heard of the law of total tricks, this looks like a 3♦ raise.

Exactly and if you don't raise here you have to wonder why you play 2♦ as weak !

[PhantomSac]

3D