JEC #4 - Board 28

[y66]

[hv=lin=pn|jec,dkendrick1,giorginod,gnasher|st%7C%7Cmd%7C2S78KH234KD378TQC6%2CS3TQH678TQADKAC37%2CS246JAH5JD2456C58%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%2028%7Csv%7Cn%7Cmb%7C1H%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C2C%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C2H%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C3D%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C3S%7Cmb%7Cd%7Cmb%7C5C%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CST%7Cpc%7CSJ%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cmc%7C11%7C]400|300|Gnasher, would you have bid 5C if N hadn't doubled?

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[hv=lin=pn|phil,moki%20011,mrace,apron|st%7C%7Cmd%7C2S78KH234KD378TQC6%2CS3TQH678TQADKAC37%2CS246JAH5JD2456C58%2C%7Crh%7C%7Cah%7CBoard%2028%7Csv%7Cn%7Cmb%7C1H%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C2C%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C2H%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C3D%21%7Can%7Cf%7Cmb%7Cd%7Cmb%7Cr%7Can%7C%21DA%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C3S%21%7Can%7Cf%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7C3N%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cmb%7Cp%7Cpc%7CS4%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CS8%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CSJ%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CST%7Cpc%7CS6%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cmc%7C8%7C]400|300|

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[benlessard]

To bid 3Nt you need at least half a stopper here.

 

Most common standard "half a stoppers" are;

stiff K,Q

Qx

Jxx

Txxx

 

if you think partner got some length in the worried suit you can streched with Jx.

[gnasher]

Yes, I was going to bid 5♣ unless partner bid 3NT over my 3♦. I thought it was a bit doubtful even to look for 3NT with this hand, given that I couldn't bid a forcing 3♣. I might just have bid 5♣ over 2♥.

[JLOGIC]

Great lead by Timo imo, but maybe that is unduly influenced by my style of doubling bids like 3D.

 

Tough to fault looking for 3N with 8 solid and 2-2 in the side suits imo Andy.