Hanoi5 Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 X-Imp's, white vs red: ♠K8xx♥x♦AKJTxxx♣J 1NT*-2♣2♥-? *12-14 Do you try to play in diamonds or just bid 3NT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilKing Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 I'm confused. Why can't we cater for both? Anyway, I appear to have an easy 3♦ bid, so WTP. We could be cold for 7♦ opposite not much or cold for 6♦ with 3NT down. Alternatively 3NT could very easily be the limit. I will respect 3NT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gszes Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 I'm confused. Why can't we cater for both? Anyway, I appear to have an easy 3♦ bid, so WTP. We could be cold for 7♦ opposite not much or cold for 6♦ with 3NT down. Alternatively 3NT could very easily be the limit. I will respect 3NT.I agree p did not deny 4 spades when they bid 2h bidding 3d now not only keeps spades in the picture but pinpoints clubs as a probable weak spot for 3n. If pcannot bid 3n the value of our hand rises significantly and we can start thinkingdia slam (or spades). If you are playing a system where a 3d bid by you is a signoff (kind of rare) it might be better if you bid 3n. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwhiz Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 If you are playing a system where a 3d bid by you is a sign off. Change the system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmnka447 Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Bid 3 ♦. It's your best chance to get to the right game. Partner will know you are either 4-5, 4-6 in the pointed suits or have a forcing hand with a ♦ suit. 3 NT is a crap shoot. You might be OK if pard has ♣ stops. If not, it might get pretty embarassing if the opponents run off 5 or 6 ♣ tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Change the system.Opposite a weak NT it's quite sensible particularly at pairs to play 3m as a signoff after stayman, not so much opposite a strong NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 My dad used to say: If you can imagine a hand that makes 7 lay down, you should at least investigate 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandakh Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Opposite a weak NT it's quite sensible particularly at pairs to play 3m as a signoff after stayman, not so much opposite a strong NT.Better still to play (after 1NT - 2♣; 2♥) 2NT as a puppet to 3♣ and 3♣ as a puppet to 3♦. Now you get both the sign off and GF meanings together in a single call. You just have to rearrange a couple of things to free up the 2NT rebid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Better still to play (after 1NT - 2♣; 2♥) 2NT as a puppet to 3♣ and 3♣ as a puppet to 3♦. Now you get both the sign off and GF meanings together in a single call. You just have to rearrange a couple of things to free up the 2NT rebid.Yes, you have to play 1N-2♣-2♥-2♠ as your 2N raise with 4 spades, we have a different use for that sequence that we don't want to lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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