[han]

Scoring: MP

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(3S) - 4H - (p) - ??

[mike777]

pass

hope I go plus





If partner yells at me when we make 6 or 7 I will try the ..."thought you would double with that hand" defense

[jdonn]

I def move with this hand it's very strong. Whether or not we should bid 4S or 4N is up for debate, I guess I would go 4S and give partner an out unless he cues diamonds.

[mike777]

jdonn, on Jan 11 2008, 11:41 PM, said:

I def move with this hand it's very strong. Whether or not we should bid 4S or 4N is up for debate, I guess I would go 4S and give partner an out unless he cues diamonds.

Wow...the old double or cuebid with a tough hand approach...yet again.....may be best.

[MFA]

jdonn, on Jan 11 2008, 11:41 PM, said:

I def move with this hand it's very strong. Whether or not we should bid 4S or 4N is up for debate, I guess I would go 4S and give partner an out unless he cues diamonds.

Agree.

[rogerclee]

4S. I have to act, and partner may be worried about spade control.

[655321]

4♠ seems clear.

Too good to pass, and 4NT won't help much: if partner tells us 1 keycard is missing we have to just bid 6 which may have no play. After 4♠ sometimes partner can keycard, or else he can make a useful cuebid. We can bid 5♦ over 5♣, or 6♥ over 5♦.

[gwnn]

Han???

[P_Marlowe]

Pass.

Partners 4H may be made with lots
of hands, and it is not even be certain
that 4H makes, even with the hand
I hold, although it would be unlucky.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[han]

Over 4S partner will bid 5C. Now what?

[ArtK78]

There is no way that I would ever pass 4♥ here. If partner had opened the bidding with 1♥ I have a good game forcing hand. Partner makes a vulnerable overcall of 4♥ in direct seat over a first seat 3♠ bid and I am not going to move on this hand?

I am not happy with 4♠ since the folow-up auction is going to be nebulous at best.

My instincts tell me to bid 4NT. If we have all of the key cards, I will try for a grand. If we are off one, I will bid the small slam which may not be cold, but should have play. If we are off two key cards, I will bow to those who passed 4♥.

A grand will make opposite AKJTxx of hearts, ♠Ax or Axx and the ♦K. Certainly well within the normal expectation for a 4♥ bid. A small will make on most 4♥ overcalls. I am sure that one can give partner a reasonable 4♥ call that is not safe at the 5 level, but one would have to work at it.

[jdonn]

Hannie, on Jan 12 2008, 11:38 AM, said:

Over 4S partner will bid 5C. Now what?

5d, i will pass 5h.

[Cascade]

4♠ heart raise with a spade control.

Over 5♣ I bid 5♦

I am only invitational to slam so partner is going to have to make this decision.

Although i can imagine it being hard for her as ace, ace, trump queen, spade shortage are a lot of key features.

[pclayton]

I hate you.

4♠ and not feeling good about it at all. Over 5♣, 5♦...

[gnasher]

Whilst I'd bid 4S too, I can't help remembering that I few days ago lots of people said they'd overcall 4H over 3S (albeit in the balancing seat) with 97 AT873 AQJ86 J.

If partner has something similar to that - say xx A10xxx K KQxxx - we might find that 5H is too high.

[han]

I gave you my partner's hand. My hand was x AKJ97 xx KQJxx. My partner drove to slam and the diamond king was onside so all was well.

[whereagles]

Pard should be long in spades, so his 4♥ are trustworthy. I'll bid 4NT because pard might be worried of spade control (I don't think 4♠ NEED show spade control).

[benlessard]

I have controls in 3 suits so i simply ask for aces