[ArcLight]

RHO is vulnerable and opens 3♣ Vuln (7 card suit)

What do you bid (non Vuln) at IMPS holding:
♠ K Q T 9 7 6
♥ K Q
♦ x x x
♣ x x


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Bidding goes

3♣ p p 3♦
p ?

Now what do you bid?

[kenrexford]

4♠.

[the hog]

3S

[rogerclee]

3♠. I'm on the fence about my pass the previous round, but I guess I agree.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

3S, the hand is dead min, ... but I cant bring
myself to see me passing.

Having passed the first time, I now bid 4S, a
fit jump.
As it is, 4S may well be influenced by my
intention to bid 3S the round before.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[kenrexford]

Jlall, on Apr 29 2008, 02:46 AM, said:

The first pass is completely clear, overcalling at the 3 level is just plain undisciplined with this hand and very poor.

Over 3D I just bid 3S, don't see much reason to do anything else.

You don't think that two K-Q combo's, three-card support, and a spade suit playable opposite a stiff Jack is worthy of a fit-jump?

[helene_t]

Wow a fit-jump, I didn't realize that was the intention.

[ArcLight]

The bidding now goes


3♣ p p 3♦
p 3♠ p 4♦
p ?

What do you bid now?

[Codo]

I had bid pass/3 Spade/pass.

[whereagles]

pass/3♠/4♠.

[mikeh]

Jlall, on Apr 29 2008, 02:46 AM, said:

The first pass is completely clear, overcalling at the 3 level is just plain undisciplined with this hand and very poor.

Over 3D I just bid 3S, don't see much reason to do anything else.

agree.. actually this is a wtp? for both calls

[neilkaz]

Pass first, I simply need a bit (and that is all it is) more for 3♠.

3♠ the 2nd time, although I don't hate 4♠, perhaps we belong elsewhere and perhaps PD just scraped up the balancing 3♦ bid and game has no chance.

Hmmm..the 3rd time..well since PD voluntarily repeated his ♦ and one would expect if he wanted to continue to game, he'd raise ♠ with Hx, I suspect that we rate to hold a combined 7.5♠ and 9.5♦. But does that mean that 5♦ is better than 4♠ ?

I am totally on the fence between 4♠ and 5♦ now. Perhaps pass is correct and we have no game, but I am bidding game here. I lean very slightly towards the 10 trick game with 4♠ but must admit I'll run to 5♦ if doubled.

[helene_t]

With spade tolerance, p would have bid 4♣ rather than 4♦ I think.

I pass now. My hand is not worth much in the absence of a spades fit.

[pclayton]

Passing is crystal clear over a 3 level preempt.

3♠ looks kind of obvious, but wouldn't you make the same call with something like: KQxxx, Axxx, x, xxx? I'm really afraid of pard passing with something like: Jx Axx AKxxxx xx so I'll bite the bullet and bid 4♠.

I don't define this as a FJ by the way.

[han]

I'd bid 4S now.

[jdonn]

What is all this talk about fit jumps? Game bids are never fit jumps. If you bid 4♠ it's to play 4♠. Anyway passing over 3♦ is clear, and I definitely think 3♠ is correct the next round though sure 4♠ bidders will have some victories.

[ArcLight]

I should have posted the full sequence: (what to do over 4♦)

3♣ p p 3♦
p 3♠ p 4♦
p ?

Do you bid 4S? 5D? Pass?

Why?

[pclayton]

ArcLight, on Apr 29 2008, 08:59 AM, said:

I should have posted the full sequence:  (what to do over 4♦)

3♣ p p 3♦
p 3♠ p 4♦
p ?

Do you bid 4S? 5D?  Pass?

Why?

4♠ looks right now. It pays off big when it makes. 5♦ could be right, but pard would have to have a very specific hand like: x Axxx AKJxxxx x.

[Apollo81]

4♠ after th 4♦ rebid