What to bid

[Deevan]

What to bid with the WEST hand?

Scoring: MP

VUL: EW

DEALER: SOUTH

 

WEST HAND:

♠ JT732

♥ KJ32

♦32

♣43

 

Bidding:

S: 2♥:Prempt

W:PASS

N:PASS

E:Double

S:PASS

W:2♠

N:PASS

E:3♣

S:PASS

W:?????

[spotlight7]

Partner has a good hand, but 3C bid is not forcing.

 

So pass now. Close decision, but percentage I believe.

[ahydra]

Please use the hand diagram feature (spade between two red bars on the right of the toolbar in the editor).

 

[hv=pc=n&w=sjt732hkj32d32c43&d=s&v=e&b=3&a=2h(weak)ppdp2sp3cp]133|200[/hv]

 

Partner's got a very good hand sitting over the non-preempt and you have some clubs and a heart stop. So I think 3NT is very much worthy of consideration. On the flip side if you advertise a heart stop they might lead a diamond instead and catch partner with only Axx or something, and it's MP so we don't have to be pushy. I think I'd take the high road here but it is close.

 

ahydra

[The_Badger]

I think the problem here is there is possibly no potential entry to your hand. A ♥lead followed by a ♦ switch, or a ♦ lead and 3NT could be down. You actually need some lebensohl-style 2NT bid after 2♠ here on this auction (as partner didn't overcall 2NT) to mean something like "I have a big hand but ♥s aren't covered, but bid 3NT if you have them, and 3♣ if you don't"

 

Given the current auction I am inclined to pass 3♣

[gszes]

PASS

 

If all p needed was a heart stop for 3N they had a 3H bid available (after we bid 2s). Is the probable double heart stop really enough to consider 3n? At IMPS maybe but at MP it seems like too small a target.