[paulg]

Scoring: IMP

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RHO opens 2♣, showing 11-15 points with 6+ clubs, or 5+ clubs and 4+ major.

Your call?

If you double, what is your plan if your partner responds 4♥ or 4♠?

Paul

[ewj]

I'd quite like to bid 3♦ if that's strong.

I really don't know what to do after 4M...could be right to pass or pull with both hands.

If partner bids 4♠, I think I might well bid 5♣...if partner has one diamond, I feel like I want to be in slam and I reckon there is a decent chance of that given the lack of a ♣ raise or ♥ bid.

If partner bids 4♥, then I'd probably bid 5♦, partner could have KQJxxx (x) and out but he not and we flail away in a 5-1 fit. Plus we could still have slam on if partner has something like Kxx QJTxxx K xxx.

[paulg]

ewj, on Feb 17 2009, 01:28 PM, said:

I'd quite like to bid 3♦ if that's strong.

It wasn't actually me in the hot seat, rather one of ewj's opponents in the Junior Camrose this weekend. I did ask how they played 3♦ and it would have been weak. I have no strong feelings about what strength is best.

p

[Apollo81]

Even if we're 100% sure that partner will take 3♦ as not a preempt, I'm not sure it describes a hand this good.

I would double, and bid a natural 5♦ over partner's 4♥ bid (if that happens).

If partner bids 4♠, I would bid RKC and then 5/6/7 spades depending on how many top spade honors partner has.