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What is the best bid ?


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IMO 2N = 10, 3N = 9, 4 = 6, 3 = 4. 3 = 3, 2 = 1.

IMO when a minor fit is established, you should first explore the possibility of a notrump contract.

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What would 3 mean? If it shows I have hearts that's my bid. I think I've suffered a diamond lead after bidding NT with this type of hand but I suppose NT it's the place to go.
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I would bid 3NT, I don't really like it but other options seem worse:

 

2NT is NF for me, and I have a big hand due to heart allocation

3 is wrong for the same reason

2 I kinda like it, but there will be little recovery if partner raises at the 4 level

3 is a GF hand with no clear direction, it doesn't deny heart stopper but partner will have no room to investigate at the 3 level so it won't normally work.

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3 Nt, my partner has enough diamonds and spades to stop both suits more than once. After all he forced me with nothing in hearts and clubs....
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2 is only a limit raise and I really think it's worth a risk to right side 3nt and that's IF 1. It's the right game or 2. We even have game.

 

3 for me. If pard has something like AK and the A or A K to length A I expect another try as our 2 overcalls here are solid.

 

Getting to the wrong game loses more imps than missing one but only by 12 or 13 to 10.

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Partner has shown a good hand. So as overcaller, you need to let partner how good your hand is.

 

I think most people play that 3 would a minimum overcall and be non forcing.

 

Your KJ9x are probably worth more than their actual point count because they sit behind the length.

 

So I'd take a positive view of the hand and treat it as the equivalent of an opening bid. The most descriptive bid at this point is 2 NT. It says partner I have an opening bid and s stopped. Whatever action partner takes next is likely to move us in the right direction.

 

2 NT also has the advantage of saving some bidding space. This can be important depending on your response methods to an overcall. If 2 would have been NF constructive, then 2 NT lets partner show his suit under 3 NT. If partner had a 3 card raise with limit values, partner can still sign off in 3 .

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