Long spades after TO X

[bd71]

[hv=d=w&v=n&s=skq9842hqt7d94c72]133|100|Scoring: MP

(1♦)-X-(P) to you[/hv]

 

1. What's your first bid?

 

2. Regardless of what you say, LHO rebids 5D, and partner doubles again. Now what?

[nigel_k]

3♠ and pass.

[MarkDean]

Agree with nigel_k

[Siegmund]

Funny. It must be a style thing what exactly 3S shows for different partnerships.

 

I would bid 2S with this, myself, to show a good positive hand; and my second choice would be to jump to 4S (maybe even my first choice, with a few rather stodgy partners.) I'd never bid 3S with it, because I'd expect that to show a hand more like Q-7 xx xxx x -- warning partner not to carry on to game with just a good 16, but only with a rockcrusher. This is a hand that WANTS to get to game if partner has a good fit for spades.

 

Over 5D, I have to pass. I'd have taken the push to 4 obviously.

[aguahombre]

2♠ or 4♠...then live with the choice --no more calls from me if opener competes. Probably 4.

[JLOGIC]

2S

[kayin801]

2♠ and we're done.

[JLOGIC]

2♠ and we're done.

Done? I'm definitely bidding over 3 of something by the opps!

[gnasher]

Funny. It must be a style thing what exactly 3S shows for different partnerships.

Yes. There was a thread about it a year or two ago.

 

I'd bid 3♠, showing a hand that's like a 2♠ bid but better.

[peachy]

2S. This is too strong for 3S.

[the hog]

7 loser hand? 4S and pass.

[Fluffy]

you can never be very wrong bidding 4M with 6 cardsopposite a take otu double, but the hand is very flat today, and I am content with 3♠.

 

2♠ is out for me as it shows exactly 4 spades (rarely 5)

 

Next is pass for sure.

[gwnn]

4♠ lalalalalalalala can't hear you lalalalala

will pass partner's double.

[Codo]

I would like to bid 3,75 ♠ as this is out, I try 4.

The next one is the easiest descission ever: pass.

[quiddity]

Why is the decision to pass 5♦-X so easy? What sort of hands do you expect from LHO and partner?

[aguahombre]

Why is the decision to pass 5♦-X so easy?  What sort of hands do you expect from LHO and partner?

From Partner, I expect a hand which saw my 4S bid and doesn't want to see a 5S bid. What LHO has is his problem.

[pooltuna]

I call 2♠ which should be the equivalent of a constructive raise; 3♠ would be a limit raise equivalent. I pass over 5♦x due to the outstanding distribution of my non♠ suits :rolleyes:

[quiddity]

Why is the decision to pass 5♦-X so easy?  What sort of hands do you expect from LHO and partner?

From Partner, I expect a hand which saw my 4S bid and doesn't want to see a 5S bid. What LHO has is his problem.

So you play partner's pass over 5♦ as forcing? I guess that's reasonable since RHO is likely to be broke.

[kayin801]

2♠ and we're done.

Done? I'm definitely bidding over 3 of something by the opps!

Well yeah, but OP said the next bid was 5♦ after that :P