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[Stephen Tu]

MP, all non-vul.

♠-♥K9xx♦AQ♣KQ8xxxx

(p)-p-(1♠)-?

 

1. 2♣ or dbl?

2. What do you do after ... (2♠)-p-(p)-?

3. after ... (3♠)-p-(p)-?

[Lord Molyb]

2♣, not enough strength if partner bids 2♦ over a double.

Then I bid 3/4♣ over 2/3♠.

[mcphee]

1: I like 2C best

2: Again I prefer 3C

3: I will have to dble here with some regret and be forced to convert D to clubs. I may not be that happy should partner pass this double.

[whereagles]

Clubs, clubs and more clubs.

[mr1303]

I bid 2C over 1S, 3C over 2S and double over 3S. 3NT or 4H may be playable and we won't find them if I bid 4C. Not that 4C would be natural for me.

[silvr bull]

1) 2♣

2) Double. Partner needs only ♥QJxxx to have a good play for 4♥.

3) 4♣, but my coin toss could have flipped to pass just as easily. Bidding to the 4 level feels so unilateral. Aside from our risk in 4♣, there is also the danger that I could push the opps into a make-able 4♠.

 

Funny coincidence. I had this South hand on BBO yesterday. Very similar hand pattern, but my ♥s were strong enough to give me another choice. 3♠ was down one.

 

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