[kgr]

MP's/All Red
You hold: xx-xx-AQJxxx-Kxx
P-(1S)-??

2D/3D/Pass?

2D=normal overcall (promising around opening)
3D=preemptive
(Would you call be different if IMP's, playing against weak players... or is the call so obvious that it doesn't matter?)

[mikeh]

Jlall, on Sep 11 2007, 02:58 PM, said:

2D, don't consider anything else. 3D is a needless risk with 6322 vulnerable.

agreed

[kgr]

Jlall, on Sep 11 2007, 09:58 PM, said:

2D, don't consider anything else. 3D is a needless risk with 6322 vulnerable.

That is a fast answer!
..
Ok.
Bidding was:
p-(1S)-3D-(3S)
3NT-(4S)-p-(p)
5D-(DBL)
5DX -3 for a zero. (partner had ♠Ax and ♦Kxxx

I made the 3D call because partner already passed and I prefered to preempt with the good diamonds. After the game I realized that 6-3-2-2 was a very bad distribution to do this. (and also the vulnerability).
Tell me all how bid this bid was, so that I don't do it again ...an would 3♦ with 1=3=6=3 .. 1=2=6=4 .. be better? Or do you need to be non vul to bid 3♦ with this 6-card?

Thanks,
Koen

[whereagles]

How about telling pard not to bid 5♦?

[mike777]

kgr, on Sep 11 2007, 02:57 PM, said:

MP's/All Red
You hold: xx-xx-AQJxxx-Kxx
P-(1S)-??

2D/3D/Pass?

2D=normal overcall (promising around opening)
3D=preemptive
(Would you call be different if IMP's, playing against weak players... or is the call so obvious that it doesn't matter?)

pass

No problem yet.

[skjaeran]

For me it's close between pass and 2♦. 3♦ vul is too risky - it might cost too much or may lead to a bad save (as it dit here).