[MarkDean]

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Opps silent

P 1H
1S 3D
3H 3NT
?

Would you have passed in first(edited) seat?
We play fit showing jumps by a passed hand, would you bid that with this hand?
Agree with 3H?
What now?

[mike777]

I wish I opened 2s


if forced to pass I bid .....2h over one h.

[Echognome]

MarkDean, on Jan 25 2009, 10:32 PM, said:

Would you have passed in third seat?

I think you mean in 1st or 2nd seat.

1) I would have passed.
2) I would not fit jump, as the FJ suit is poor (making it harder for partner to judge)
3) I would have bid 4♥ over 3♦. Takes up a lot of room, but only way for partner to know that our hand is good.

[orlam]

Wouldn't 4♣ over 3NT now show a good hand for hearts?

[jdonn]

4♣, a cuebid for hearts.

[JLOL]

I would've opened 2S but don't fault a pass much. Definitely more of a style thing. Agree wtih 4C now.

[P_Marlowe]

#1 Yes, but a matter of partnership agreement
#2 No, 1S is fine, sry, we have a 7 card suit
#3 No, 3S, we have a 7 card suit
After 3nt from partner, you can now suggest 4H.
#4 4S, we have ...

With kind regards
Marlowe

[quiddity]

Why 4C? Isn't the DQ a more useful card for partner?

[JLOL]

quiddity, on Jan 26 2009, 09:36 PM, said:

Why 4C? Isn't the DQ a more useful card for partner?

4D doesn't confirm that you had 3 hearts to begin with and is suggesting diamonds as a possible strain.

[Codo]

1. Yes I had passed
2. NO
3. Yes
4. 4 ♣ of course.

[quiddity]

JLOL, on Jan 26 2009, 10:36 PM, said:

4D doesn't confirm that you had 3 hearts to begin with and is suggesting diamonds as a possible strain.

I often get mixed up in situations like this - I would have assumed that pulling 3nt after giving a preference would tend to be a cuebid in support of the preferenced suit. What would you expect for a 4D bid - 2-3 in the reds catering for a possible 5-5 in opener's hand? And how would you bid a more balanced hand with a better holding in diamonds and nothing outside - say JT9xxx ATx KQ xx?

[MarkDean]

Thanks for the replies.

On the actual hand, it does not really matter, as 5♥ is safe, and partner will put the brakes on even if you make two moves.

At the table, I bid 4♦, which partner, probably correctly, took as a suggestion of strain. He bid a slow 4♥, which I passed.

For the 4♣ bidders, what are you doing over 4♦?

[JLOL]

MarkDean, on Jan 27 2009, 03:31 PM, said:

For the 4♣ bidders, what are you doing over 4♦?

Easy to say now I guess, but I would have signed off contently.

[jdonn]

JLOL, on Jan 27 2009, 04:16 PM, said:

MarkDean, on Jan 27 2009, 03:31 PM, said:

For the 4♣ bidders, what are you doing over 4♦?

Easy to say now I guess, but I would have signed off contently.

Yeah I don't think that's a tough decision. There is no other control to show and we are minimum for our slam try.