awm Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Partner deals, all NV at IMP scoring. ♠83 ♥A ♦JT965 ♣AT875 Playing 2/1 with an expert partner; you've had some discussion but none that is particularly relevant to this auction beyond that an immediate 3♣ would've been preemptive: 1♣ - 1♥ - 2♥ - 3♥3♠ - Pass - ??? What's going on, and what's your call? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Partner is showing at least a spade feature and is forcing an intelligent call. 3NT seems intelligent to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_clown Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 I don't like 3NT with the stiff Ace and 5-5 when partner couldn't double and I don't want to bid 5♣ with 1st round control in hearts and a nice hand. 4♣ would be nonforcing for me so I am stuck with 4♥s. Hope partner doesn't get too excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Partner is showing at least a spade feature and is forcing an intelligent call. 3NT seems intelligent to me. 3NT doesn't seem very intelligent to me. If partner's 3S call has as little as AKxx xxx x KQxxx he'd have no real reason not to pass 3NT on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenrexford Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 3NT doesn't seem very intelligent to me. If partner's 3S call has as little as AKxx xxx x KQxxx he'd have no real reason not to pass 3NT on thatThis is not what I would bid 3S with, or pass. If he can count and think, he knows that I have 5 clubs and the stiff heart Ace, which is what I have. That's not a 3NT hand. If ha instead had something like AKxx xxc AKx Kxx or Kxx Kxx AKx KQxx, he would pass. partner knows we are not no trump oriented because we cuebid and because he is known to be looking at three hearts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Ya I think 3s created a gf, 4c now. All the more so if 4d would be rkc in clubs as I don't want to go past rkc ask. Not sure I get all these delicate game tries with 3s at imps, trying to stop in 4c. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegmund Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 I think 3S is very likely to be a hand like the ones Frances posted, a 4-3-1-5 or 4-3-2-4 with xxx in hearts, offering a second place to play since partner was unable to bid 3NT himself. I do think 3S is forcing, too - if 2H didnt already set up a GF it came very close to it- and I will just go for a nice quiet 5C.4C would sound slammish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awm Posted January 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2014 Partner's hand: ♠AKQx♥Txxx♦x♣KJ9x Six clubs is a (somewhat lucky) make. Five clubs was the call selected at the table, making six for a push board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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