[ArtK78]

Board 12 of an ACBL IMP pair event on BBO. We are having a good game. I picked up in first seat at favorable vulnerability:

Scoring: XIMP

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We play that a 3♣ opening is preemptive but guarantees AQ or AK or better. That is what I have, so I opened 3♣. LHO passed, and pard responded 3♥ - natural and forcing. I didn't have a suitable hand to raise, so I bid 3NT - it is sort of obligatory - I have to raise or bid 3NT opposite a forcing hand. It went all pass.

The opening lead was the ♥7, and here is what I saw:

Scoring: XIMP

3♣-(P)-3♥-(P)
3NT-All Pass

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I guessed to play the ♥Q from dummy which held. Down 2 (I could not figure out a way to make the hand).

The full hand was:

Scoring: XIMP

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[MomoTheDog]

Very nice! Should have been -9 down!

[dicklont]

Very clever. As your opponent I would really be sick now.
Some people would argue that it is illegal or 3♥ should be alerted as possibly psychic,
but that would ruïn the fun, wouldn't it?

[gwnn]

Some people play that

(some preempt)-p-(new suit=forcing and "strong")-X is takeout of the original preempt.

See also:

http://forums.bridge...howtopic=16938

This particular NS pair could have reached their 4♥ contract or at least 5♣x with relative ease had they had this agreement.

But that doesnt take away anything from the merits of your psyche

[whereagles]

(3♣) 3♥

bridge is so easy when you bid your suits

[Codo]

whereagles, on Nov 20 2007, 07:45 AM, said:

(3♣) 3♥

bridge is so easy when you bid your suits

yes but unluckily the south and East had had been switched, so your are in 3 ♥ X -4. In red.
Bridge is so easy if opps bid with insufficent values.

For me this hand is a little too weak for a direct call, but it is close.

I prefer Czabas method.

[gwnn]

Codo, on Nov 20 2007, 09:44 AM, said:

whereagles, on Nov 20 2007, 07:45 AM, said:

(3♣) 3♥

bridge is so easy when you bid your suits

yes but unluckily the south and East had had been switched, so your are in 3 ♥ X -4. In red.
Bridge is so easy if opps bid with insufficent values.

For me this hand is a little too weak for a direct call, but it is close.

I prefer Czabas method.

to be fair, it's rather hard to keep 3♥ to 5 tricks

[Codo]

I thought you are the declarer