Stephen Tu Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 You hold some 5=2=3=3 hand, with something like Kxx or KJx of clubs. Would you ever try 2♦ here (catering to partner's 1453/2452 shapes, and hoping it's as good as anything else otherwise)? Or always 2♠, or 2nt despite being quite minimum? Similarly, how about 2♥ on some 5=3=2=3 or 5=3=1=4 hands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate_m Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 I would frequently bid a 3 card suit in this auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aguahombre Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 With a 5-3-3-2 hand where one of the 3-baggers is the Club suit with stopper(s), I always bid 2NT. Otherwise, yes, a 3-card red suit is biddable for us. Partner's free red suit bid instead of that Neg double remains game-force..not a majority treatment, but it might influence our decision making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 I often bid a 3-card suit here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomSac Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 I would basically always bid a 3 card red suit in this auction. Maybe I might try 2S on KQJTx or something, but I don't remember not bidding 2red with these patterns. With 5(31)4 I would usually pass, but obviously depends on my hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnasher Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 If you're 5=3=3=2, should you bid the better 3-card suit, or should you tend to prefer one over the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Tu Posted March 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 Thanks, I was just trying to be sure I wasn't being nutty trying a 3 cd red suit. Opp bid 3♣, partner made an agreed bad 3♦ call (probably wrong even if I guaranteed 4), down a lot. Worse when teammates found 2♦ the other way, tried a 1nt overcall instead of 2♣ and partner tried stayman on 4441. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomSac Posted March 4, 2015 Report Share Posted March 4, 2015 If you're 5=3=3=2, should you bid the better 3-card suit, or should you tend to prefer one over the other? I prefer to bid 2d. The downside is that partner might be 1534 but won't be 1354, but it is a small range that makes a neg x with that shape anyways. The upside is partner is less likely to make an aggressive game try/game bid IMO. And if the auction gets competitive he can usually count on me having 4 hearts when I bid 2h (sometimes he can rule out 5323 or his guess is simply more likely to work). I am not at all sure what the general consensus is on this though, it's just what I do, interested in more opinions and your thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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