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North absolutely should pass 3NT. That's only been said a couple of times in passing, but it bears repeatin. North should bid (as whereagles says) only if 3NT is a balanced 19-count as it would be in stone-age acol.
As for South's rebid, I'm with mikeh (as I usually am, I've noticed) and rebid 3D. I don't think I have to have solid stops in the other suits, Qx of clubs would be enough for me, but this hand has neither 9 tricks nor the side suits stopped. One or the other would be handy.
bad bidding or bad luck?
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Posted 2007-October-05, 04:14
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Posted 2007-October-05, 04:41
I quite like 3NT, it's a reasonable gamble. Put the pressure on the opponents to find the right opening lead. I much prefer to lead against 3♦ than 3NT on this kind of sequence. Sure it's going to be playless a fair percentage of the time but equally there are going to be hands where it's cold and partner has an obvious pass of 3♦ or they lead the wrong thing and it makes.