[sceptic]

Scoring: IMP

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West North East South

 -     1♦    Pass  1♠
 Pass  2♠    Pass  2NT
 Pass  3♦    Pass  3♥
 Pass  4♠    Pass  Pass
 Pass  

2NT balanced game try

after the 3 diamond bid, looking at my round suit losers ( I took it as only 1 as my pard (a nice lady by the name of GIB) looked 54 dist in Sp and Diam so I cue bid, was this sensible

also was my decision to pass 4 spades correct

I was South

I have done this sort of thing previously i.e. a balanced game try, when I have the values and do not need to try for it, so my question is, what am I gaining from trying to get a bit of info out of partner, or am I giving away more than I can gain (I hope that makes sense)

[P_Marlowe]

Hi Wayne,

you did sit South? Or did you sit North
and poor South needed to figure out, if you
did have a real opener? (*)

Regarding your question, in case of doubt,
I prefer the 2NT game try bid to any other game
try bid, because of the reason you mentioned, it
tells less about the closed hand.

With kind regards
Marlowe

(*) The South hand is worth a direct game bid,
9 card trump fit (unless your partnership raises
regular on 3 card support), 13HCP opposite a opener.