1Dia-1M-3Dia again

[Hanoi5]

Butler, All red, you deal:

 

♠AQ

♥Q9x

♦KQJxxxx

♣x

 

1♦-1♠

3♦-3♥

?

 

Recently I had witnessed the following:

 

♠KJTx

♥KJ9x

♦9xx

♣Tx

 

1♦-1♥

3♦-3NT

 

And 5 tricks were taken by the defense before we could make 9 (clubs got blocked). Someone offered 3♠ as a possible solution, to show spades and let partner in on the decision to play 3NT. Here a similar thing happened, how would you have played?

[MrAce]

In the first auction you gave i would bid 3♠ by opener.

 

Second auction, the suggestion to solve the issue is valid imo. Not only due to the fear of losing 5 fast club tricks in 3NT when we have ♦ fit and decent major holdings to play a 4-3 4M, but also right siding the 3NT contract if thats where we belong to. Assume pd has AQ or Kx ♣

[gszes]

opener is unbalanced and they opted to rebid 3d (rather than 2h) so it is

not possible they have 4 hearts. They have also limited their hand with

the 3d bid. The 3h bid does not promise 5 hearts but if responder does

not have 5 hearts they have a serious problem with clubs for nt.

 

Opener's hand has just improved due to either a heart fit and/or responder

having little wasted values in clubs. How does opener account for all the

possibilities

 

4c

 

Opener could bid 3s with 3 card spade support 3n with clubs adequately

stopped (even with 3 hearts) 4h to show 3 card heart support and no

club control.

 

The 4c bid is less accurate overall on its meaning (aside from showing a

club control and 3 hearts) but it denies the other holdings and keeps the

bidding relatively low if responder is interested in slam. If responder

happens to be looking at the club A they will be very happy indeed to

hear that 4c bid.

 

 

 

In deal 2 the 3s rebid (vs 3n) is very reasonable and gives your side the

chance to play 3n 4/5 diamonds (most will not be able to stop in 4d though).