big hand over pre-empt

[AL78]

This hand was held by my LHO yesterday:

 

♠AK852

♥A96

♦KQ5

♣AT

 

After two passes RHO opens 3♥. Your call?

[sfi]

This hand was held by my LHO yesterday:

 

♠AK852

♥A96

♦KQ5

♣AT

 

After two passes RHO opens 3♥. Your call?

3NT. Hamman's rule in action.

[pescetom]

This hand was held by my LHO yesterday:

...

After two passes RHO opens 3♥. Your call?

 

I'm already confused. Am I you or your LHO and if the latter did I really pass? B-)

[michel444]

3NT. Hamman's rule in action.

same bid as transfer to club then 4♠

 

is that haman? or just general t/o?

[michel444]

I'm already confused. Am I you or your LHO and if the latter did I really pass? B-)

i think the biding go

pass pass 3 ♥ ? the "weak hand with 4 ace and....

[michel444]

This hand was held by my LHO yesterday:

 

♠AK852

♥A96

♦KQ5

♣AT

 

After two passes RHO opens 3♥. Your call?

--looking again seem LHO open a forcing pas X+ HCP if it was spread its 15+ point

then 3 ♥ show single suit club with 10+ point

1=3=2=7 ..or 1=2=3=7

[Gilithin]

same bid as transfer to club then 4♠

 

is that haman? or just general t/o?

Hamman's Rule is a well-known bridge maxim: "If you have a choice of bids and one of the options is 3NT, bid 3NT."

[AL78]

I'm already confused. Am I you or your LHO and if the latter did I really pass? B-)

 

You are my LHO. Your LHO (my partner) starts with pass, your partner passes, I open 3♥ on your right, your turn.

 

[hv=d=s&v=0&b=11&a=pp3h]133|100[/hv]

 

You are East.

[pescetom]

You are my LHO. Your LHO (my partner) starts with pass, your partner passes, I open 3♥ on your right, your turn.

 

[hv=d=s&v=0&b=11&a=pp3h]133|100[/hv]

 

You are East.

 

Thanks.

In that case I too reluctantly bid 3NT.

Could easily be wrong, preempts work.

[AL78]

This is the full deal. Our opponents got into a mess.

 

[hv=pc=n&s=sqt7h7dat932c6532&w=s943hk43dj874ck97&n=sj6hqjt852d6cqj84&e=sak852ha96dkq5cat&d=s&v=0&b=11&a=pp3hdp4dp5dppp]399|300[/hv]

 

This went two down for the only plus score our way. Hamman's rule works well here, 3NT makes nine tricks double dummy (although two pairs made 11 tricks). 4♠ is also there though difficult to bid.

[Cyberyeti]

This is the full deal. Our opponents got into a mess.

 

[hv=pc=n&s=sqt7h7dat932c6532&w=s943hk43dj874ck97&n=sj6hqjt852d6cqj84&e=sak852ha96dkq5cat&d=s&v=0&b=11&a=pp3hdp4dp5dppp]399|300[/hv]

 

This went two down for the only plus score our way. Hamman's rule works well here, 3NT makes nine tricks double dummy (although two pairs made 11 tricks). 4♠ is also there though difficult to bid.

 

I think you make 11 in NT unless a club is led as you have time to knock out S's 2 cards then squeeze N in hearts and clubs, although the timing is a bit awkward.

 

Note the winning (but I suspect not best) action is to pass the double and find the club ruff for +500

[Gilithin]

This is the full deal. Our opponents got into a mess.

 

[hv=pc=n&s=sqt7h7dat932c6532&w=s943hk43dj874ck97&n=sj6hqjt852d6cqj84&e=sak852ha96dkq5cat&d=s&v=0&b=11&a=pp3hdp4dp5dppp]399|300[/hv]

 

This went two down for the only plus score our way. Hamman's rule works well here, 3NT makes nine tricks double dummy (although two pairs made 11 tricks). 4♠ is also there though difficult to bid.

4♦ would not make my Top 2 selection over a Double. If East is choosing Double here (as opposed to 3NT) then they are treating their hand as strong and flexible and should continue with 4♠ over 4♦. Having dodged the bullet of a 4♣ advance, East can feel pretty good about the resulting auction.

[pescetom]

Does anyone play 3♠ (and/or 3NT) as conventional here and if so, how does it work?