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This hand was north and responding to the balancing double, 1♠ seemed more than enough. What does the 3♦ bid show and what call would you make and why?
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Posted 2007-February-01, 08:12
This hand was north and responding to the balancing double, 1♠ seemed more than enough. What does the 3♦ bid show and what call would you make and why?
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Posted 2007-February-01, 10:48
3D shows a big hand. I've got a strong hand in context, and it is very likely that I have a heart stopper. so 3NT it is.
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Posted 2007-February-01, 11:44
I think 3♦ shows a good hand with primary ♦s and 3 card ♠ support: AJx xx AKJxxx Kx would be all I'd need to bid that way....and, indeed, I might have less (or slightly more).
An intermediate hand (solid opening, good 6 card suit) would have reopened 3♦, even with 3♠s, so he has more than that... but I still wouldn't bid 3N.
While I probably have a ♥ stopper, probably is not definitely and we have to couple that with the caution that we probably do not have 8 winners even after we win that ♥ trick. I expect to make 3♦... and, if not, we get out for at most -1, while 3N will sometimes be down several tricks.
This is matchpoints, so the game bonus is not that important.
If this were imps, I'd bid 3N.
I'm NOT bidding 3♠ at any form of scoring.
I'd also bid 3N if we were in heat 1, where everything works.
An intermediate hand (solid opening, good 6 card suit) would have reopened 3♦, even with 3♠s, so he has more than that... but I still wouldn't bid 3N.
While I probably have a ♥ stopper, probably is not definitely and we have to couple that with the caution that we probably do not have 8 winners even after we win that ♥ trick. I expect to make 3♦... and, if not, we get out for at most -1, while 3N will sometimes be down several tricks.
This is matchpoints, so the game bonus is not that important.
If this were imps, I'd bid 3N.
I'm NOT bidding 3♠ at any form of scoring.
I'd also bid 3N if we were in heat 1, where everything works.
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