I've got a close one !

[bluecalm]

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It's imps.

[Siegmund]

Is 4NT pick-a-minor? If not, 5D.

[Fluffy]

I´d go for the minors. LHO leading a spade against 3NT could be ugly, and 4NT has a bigger chance of being raised to a winning slam than 3NT

[gszes]

I am close btn 3n and pass and

choose 3n primarily because it

is difficult to see setting 3h

more than 2 tricks and it is

easy to imagine 9 tricks in 3n.

Spades could be problematic but

unlikely to be a disaster with

p behind any spade length.

 

If p now bids 4s we can now bid 4n

to warn them of the extreme shortness

we have in spades. p will then be able

to figure out we have the minors since

we didn't sit for 3h x. it is possible

4n will still be our last playable game.

 

Just too much of our value is in hearts to

insist on 5 of a minor. IMO 3n = 9 pass = 7

insisting on a minor = 3.

[the_clown]

4N anytime. Anything else would be extremely strange.

[Codo]

Are there many hands which make 5 m but not 3 NT? May you construct some for me?

 

I go for the most popular game with minors- 3 NT.

With four points in my long suits, I do not fear to miss a slam.

[rtewari]

4NT is for minors but then is probably an underbid.

 

4H-4S-4NT should also be minors but slammish

4H-4S-5C/D should be single minor slammish

4H-4S-5H/5S should be spade slammish with heart control/looking for heart control

 

Since it is reopening, partner may be a little shaded say 11+. So will evaluate the hands in the context and bid accordingly....

[Cyberyeti]

Are there many hands which make 5 m but not 3 NT? May you construct some for me?

 

I go for the most popular game with minors- 3 NT.

With four points in my long suits, I do not fear to miss a slam.

xxxx, x, AKxxx, KQ10 would appear to make 5♦ (and 6 if no club ruff) but lose the first 7 in NT.

 

Even Axxx, x, AKxx, KQxx seems to only have 8 top tricks in NT, yet makes a slam in either minor barring a ruff.

[rmnka447]

4 NT seems best to me trying for a minor game.

 

Don't think we can beat 3 ♥ enough Dbld if preempter has made any kind of sane Vulnerable preempt. I'd expect something like QJ eighth or longer out of the preempter.

 

If partner has long strong ♠, partner should have bid them.

[bluecalm]

Well, at least I was right about it being close according to the poll :)

I passed, and it was worth +1400.

Partner had:

AKTx Tx AKx AK8x so even grand was making (it wasn't a good grand though) with 6C being a laydown.

 

I polled some of my friends and most chooses 3NT. My partner agreed with a pass but wasn't sure about it.

At other table the bidding went:

2H pass pass 2NT

pass 3NT pass...

 

so it was 12 for our side but admittedly it was random bbo "expert" opposition so their actions don' mean anything ;)

As to 4NT we agreed it should be minors after initial pass but it would be natural by unpassed hand.