apjames Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 [hv=s=saqjxxxhxxdckxxx]133|100|[/hv]Partner opens 1h as dealer. You bid 1s. LHO overcalls 2♣, Partner bidding 3NT, showing 18/19 points. Whats the bid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicklont Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 I would simply bid 4♠.The hand will not play very well in NT, we have 8 or 9 spades.Club King is of little value so I don't dream about a slam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codo Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 The biding is crazy. Partner has at most 3 diamonds, so they have 10 and never bid.They have at most 7 clubs with at most 12 HCPS between them but still bid them. I will take the low road too. I prefer 4 ♠ too pass. I will survive even an early club ruff and I guess that I will make a trick more then the guys who pass 3 NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmilne Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 The OP is in the context of a 4-card major system, so it's theoretically possible (I think?) for partner to be 44 in the reds. Also, your hand has only 12 cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltuna Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 you only have 12 cards. If partner's 3NT/2♣ shows 18-19 what does 2NT/2♣ show 12-14? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 I did not think it was possible to use the hand generator to produce a hand with only 12 cards. I thought that the hand generator would refuse to post a hand with any number of cards other than 13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 I hope my 13th card is another ♠ so I can bid slam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanp Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 So to summarize, it's 4-card majors, we have 12 cards and partner has to jump to 3NT in order to show 18-19? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooltuna Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 So to summarize, it's 4-card majors, we have 12 cards and partner has to jump to 3NT in order to show 18-19? did you forget to mention that the venue was the Bedlam Bridge Club? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 12 cards and 5 losers. Add another spot card and it's 6 losers. Since a 18-19 hand has a cover card expectancy of 5, we should make 12 tricks here. Hence, 6♠. Note that pard is likely to have a doubleton club, which makes it very likely he has 3 spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 its the best 12 cards we can't have for this auction, even slam can be too little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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