Jinksy Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 You hold ♠ KQT9x♥ AKJ♦ QJx♣ xx IMPs, all vul. Partner (me) opens 3C, first in, passed to you. What's your call, and how close is it? My preempting style in this position is relatively sound. Usually a 7 card suit, but not a guarantee, probably fairly pure (ie decent offence-defence ratio). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 I'll try 3S, and pass 4C if it comes back. I would not be surprised in the least if pass was the winning action though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 I'd just bid 3N and donate 100's like I generally do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmnka447 Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 IMP scoring dictates that you should bid game anytime that game has a 35% or more chance of making. AK seventh, stiff A and partner holding KQJ seventh, AQJ seventh with K onside are possible combinations that partner might hold that make 3 NT a pretty good bet. In addition, partner MIGHT hold a properly positioned ♠ J or the ♥ Q as a possible entry if they hold up in ♣. So, there seem to be quite a few card combinations where 3 NT will make. You do have pretty good stoppers in all the suits. You might bid 3 ♠ to try to find a ♠ game, but that may get you past the last makeable game of 3 NT if partner rebids 4 ♣. It's a guess, but time to be aggressive and bid 3 NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggwhiz Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 I see no reason (well not much) for a 5-3 spade fit to play better than 3nt and 1 trick higher and my partner might raise with 2 of them. As others point out the imp odds favor a game bid so 3nt it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomSac Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 Pass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1 Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 IMPs, all vul, you hold ♠ K Q T 9 x ♥ A K J ♦ Q J x ♣ x xPartner (me) opens 3C, first in, passed to you. What's your call, and how close is it?My preempting style in this position is relatively sound. Usually a 7 card suit, but not a guarantee, probably fairly pure (ie decent offence-defence ratio). I rank1. Pass. Phantomsac persuades me again.2. 3N. Rmnka447 might be right.3. 3♠. But Ggwhiz worries about 4 losers at the 4-level, even if we have a fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomSac Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 IMP scoring dictates that you should bid game anytime that game has a 35% or more chance of making. This is not true when you go down multiple when you go down (as is often the case on a hand like this). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrothgar Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 I'm going to do something dangerous and disagree with Justin on a bridge related topic. Partner has opened 3♣ vulnerable Folks often strain to lead a major against 3N and I have both majors double stopped I think that there are enough chances to wriggle home to 9 tricks that I am willing to risk it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lycier Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 I only have small doubleton in ♣,very bad support,no fit,no trick, we are difficult to get 9 tricks,so pass . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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