Sanity check

[mohitz]

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What do you bid here?

 

EDIT: Also, do you agree with the initial 2H?

[mcphee]

I may have elected to bid 1NT rather than raise H but do not feel 2H is a bad choice. I would pass 3C, no other bid would come to mind.

[mich-b]

I might have bid 2♣ on the previous round , but 2♥ is fine.

Now I would pass playing IMPs (and dont consider anything else) , but in MP I would consider a double to suggest this is our hand , and we should protect our plus.

[mfa1010]

I agree with mich-b except that I would not consider X at mps. Partner just made a simple 1M overcall, so it is often not 'our' hand. X also risks giving away the ♣J, and protecting the plus might be irrelevant if few would sell to 2♥ anyway. We might even double when LHO was about to bid on (rare but could happen).

[mtvesuvius]

Agree with 2♥, now pass at IMPs, X at MPs... X isn't so much a suggestion to play, it's more of a "I have a maximum for my bid, some defense, and think it's our hand.". Clearly this won't work so well when partner has a really bad overcall, but IMO it's worth it when they have a marginal 10-13ish type hand.

[Phil]

Form of scoring would be nice.

 

I can live with 2♥, but I would have bid 1N at any form of scoring. I really don't like a limit raise on a 10 count with this shape, and a lot of wasted honors in their suits and nothing in ours.

 

Doubling 3♣ at MPs looks desperate to me. RHO sounds like 5-5 or 5-4 in the blacks so will have some ruffing values, and partner would need some surprises to beat this.

[gnasher]

Another reason for not acting over 3♣ is that we know LHO has a doubleton spade, so our ♠Q will often be useless in either offence or defence.

 

Also, if you think this hand is worth another bid, it's much better to bid 2♣ on the first round, so that you can involve partner without committing to the three level.

[pooltuna]

2♥ is fine I pass 3♣

[Trinidad]

2♥ was fine. I will Pass now at any form of scoring.

 

Rik

[JLOGIC]

2H then pass seems like bridge

[whereagles]

Indeed. If you feel like you have to act, then you should have acted before (e.g. by cueing instead of 2♥).

 

It's anyone's hand and yours screams "defend". Acting now is taking the last guess.

[mikestar13]

I like 1NT better than 2♥, but I can accept it. Now it is a totally obvious LOTT decision--we figure partner for five (if he has six he will bid 3♥), giving us eight; and there is no reason to think that they have nine clubs. Further, all adjustment factors suggest the trick total will be less than 16: (1) empty hearts,(2) minor honors in both their suit, (3) that absolutely evil 4-3-3-3 shape. Double might work but is quite a gamble--they might easily have 22 points to our 18 and have better shape than we do. Would 3♣X making 4 really be a surprise if partner is minimum?