[Echognome]

Scoring: MP

(1♠) - Dbl - (P) - ?

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What's your choice?

[gwnn]

I'd bid 2.5♣.

[cjames]

What would 2♠ be in this situation?

[Codo]

XX would be nice.

I know that many would advocate 1 NT here which is right about shape and strength. With a strong hand, pd can ask for a stopper if he is interessted in 3 NT.

If you don´t feal combftable with that solution, try 2 Club.

[helene_t]

2♣. 2♠ would be this hand with a jack more, or such.

[han]

2C, I'm too strong but what else?

Make the hand a tiny bit better and I'd bid 3C (not 2S, that's GF).

Make the spades better and I'd happily bid 1NT.

[ArtK78]

Playing transfer advances after a takeout double, I bid 2♥ - a good raise to 2♠. 2♠ directly would be a weak raise.

[EDIT: Sorry - misread the problem. Ignore this]

[gwnn]

ArtK78, on Oct 20 2007, 04:32 PM, said:

Playing transfer advances after a takeout double, I bid 2♥ - a good raise to 2♠. 2♠ directly would be a weak raise.

I think Codo's joke misled you.

[helene_t]

ROFL. Well spotted, Csaba.

[whereagles]

Easy 1NT in my style (i.e. stoppers are secondary to shape/str).

[pclayton]

2♣. Sounds like LHO has 6 spades.

[helene_t]

Hannie, on Oct 20 2007, 03:23 PM, said:

Make the hand a tiny bit better and I'd bid 3C (not 2S, that's GF).

You're right, my bad. I might prefer 1N or maybe even 2N to 3♣, though. Something to discuss with p.

[ArtK78]

Sorry - misread the problem.

3♣ for lack of anything better. Right on values, wrong on shape. Closest to accurately describing my values.

2♣ can't be right since I would bid that on xxx xx xxx xxxxx

[jdonn]

2♣, admittedly could be missing game is partner is on the maximum of hands that wouldn't bid again (although color me suspicious, but doesn't this look like a hand that might have the strength for game but not make any game? I'm thinking of hands for partner like Ax AKxx Kxxx Qxx) I would try to never jump in a minor suit such as this one in a 3334 hand. If I get another chance then of course I'm not done bidding.

[skjaeran]

I won't be jumping with this distribution for sure. So it's got to be 1NT or 2♣. I think 2♣ will give me another chance (I'll double next if possible) whereas 1NT might defenitely give me a headache next time around.

[Halo]

2C

I would cue bid far more often than you guys do (our hand on high card strength), but not here with three hearts, so it has to be 2C.

[whereagles]

skaeran, on Oct 20 2007, 07:14 PM, said:

I won't be jumping with this distribution for sure. So it's got to be 1NT or 2♣. I think 2♣ will give me another chance (I'll double next if possible) whereas 1NT might defenitely give me a headache next time around.

huh? What's wrong with 1NT?

If pard passes, it probably has a play for.
If he moves over this, you have an easy 2/3♠ expressing doubt on the stopper.
If LHO bids 2♠ you have an easy dbl to show a max.

[skjaeran]

whereagles, on Oct 20 2007, 11:19 PM, said:

skaeran, on Oct 20 2007, 07:14 PM, said:

I won't be jumping with this distribution for sure. So it's got to be 1NT or 2♣. I think 2♣ will give me another chance (I'll double next if possible) whereas 1NT might defenitely give me a headache next time around.

huh? What's wrong with 1NT?

If pard passes, it probably has a play for.
If he moves over this, you have an easy 2/3♠ expressing doubt on the stopper.
If LHO bids 2♠ you have an easy dbl to show a max.

RHO is probably broke and LHO probably have a 6-bagger. If partner's got a singleton spade he'll expect wasted values if I bid 1NT. We might easily miss a good partscore or game if I bid 1NT.

And no, I don't expect the auction to end here.

[whereagles]

If pard is min with a singleton, either RHO would have bid already or LHO is loaded and ain't gonna pass 1NT.

Anyway, it is precisely because you don't expect the auction to end here that you should make a bid that shows pretty much what you have.