sceptic Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 [hv=d=e&v=n&n=sqjt965ht763dq52c&w=sa83h9842dkck8732&e=skhjda7643caqjt65&s=s742hakq5djt98c94]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv] West North East South - - 1♣ Pass 3NT Pass 4♦ Pass 6♣ Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass Can I have your comments on the 3nt bid here please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke warm Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 it doesn't make much sense to me :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceptic Posted March 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 2nd time I have played this world class player and I wondered what system he plays, they made top again, I wondered what convention he plays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbleighton Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 1) Unbalanced2) 4 card major3) Not a true diamond stopper I can live with 3), and might conceivably bypass a 4 card major if I was totally flat and the suit was bad. Overall, 3NT was terrible. What "should" have been bid depends on what they were playing. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elianna Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 The 3NT bid seems a bit insane, but to be honest, I don't really like the double, either. It sounds like RHO (the 1C bidder) has a hand with AT LEAST 10 minor suit cards (if not more) and is slam forcing (otherwise why pull 3nt?) so I have grave doubts about my hA scoring, much less my K. I agree that their auction sounds silly, and it's tempting to double based on that, but I've learned not to double on silly-sounding auctions, much of the time people reach the correct place by accident, and a tiny portion of the time, they are trying to engineer the auction to tempt a double (this is usually the case when playing against good juniors). But yes, I would not have expected LHO's hand based on his 3nt bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 In the days of Goren: 3NT = 16-18, balanced (because 2NT was game forcing, 13-15). In modern bridge: 3NT = 13-15, balanced, no 4-card major. Diamond suit possible. With the actual West hand, 2♣ is ideal if you play inverted minors (limit or better). If not, I think you must underbid a little and make a limit raise: 3♣. If you prefer to overbid (not my recommendation), then bid 3♦ (splinter). If you play 5-card majors, it is perhaps worth no more than a limit raise. If you play 4-card majors where 1♣ shows 4+, it's a little too good for a limit raise. You really can't do without an inverted minor raise to 2♣ then. South's double is, well, a bit optimistic. Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walddk Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Sorry, don't know why I have it twice. Believe me, it's not because I am trying to overtake Ben as far as posts in the Forums are concerned :D Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inquiry Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Sorry, don't know why I have it twice. Believe me, it's not because I am trying to overtake Ben as far as posts in the Forums are concerned :D Roland 3NT with such a hand risk missing some good slams. I deleted one of roland's two identical post to make it that much harder for him to catch me... :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jlall Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 1 word...ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Was 3NT some sort of club raise..??? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 2nd time I have played this world class player and I wondered what system he plays, they made top again, I wondered what convention he plays Why don't you ask him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceptic Posted March 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 I did they ignored me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whereagles Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Ah, I see it all now. Your pard wanted to play the hand. That's why he bid a straight 3NT. He ignored your question because he couldn't think of any decent excuse for his bid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahol Posted March 30, 2005 Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 As far as I understand, OPPONENTS were bidding this way. I think that 3NT is a sort of bid : "My partner is stupid, I WILL PLAY AND SAVE US FROM DISASTER". I would not play with such partner. Hate such bidders. From technical point of view, such bid is nonsense. The double is also very bad bid. Jah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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