[microcap]

As my dedicated followers know, I always seem to have a followup question LOL

You hold:

Scoring: IMP

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Playing 2/1--

Partner opens 1♠- you response 1NT- Partner responds 3♠.

Are you passing, bidding 4♠, or 3NT? Hard to imagine any other possibilities....

[Mbodell]

I'm not a good person to consult about forcing nt 2/1 auctions, but here I feel pretty good red at IMPs bidding 4♠.

[P_Marlowe]

Bid game.

I doubt that 3NT showes 2 spades, i.e. partner wont correct
to 4S very often, so I would go with 4S.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[Codo]

I have min. HCPs but I still bid game at imps. Maybe my shortness is of value, maybe my length. At mps this would be closer, but I would still bid game.

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[whereagles]

It's imps. 4♠.

[neilkaz]

whereagles, on Apr 28 2009, 07:14 AM, said:

It's imps. 4♠.

Same for me.

[skjaeran]

Two kings, two trumps and a potential ruffing value, easy raise.

[mtvesuvius]

4♠. Too bad partner had a questionable 3♠ bid on a 6322 14 point hand

[jdonn]

Are these 4♠ bidders the same people rebidding 3♠ on AKJT98 xx xx AQx? Just checking...

[kfay]

Maybe I suck at bridge. I see that everyone bids game.

My initial reaction was only mild temptation to raise --> I pass.

Maybe I should construct some more hands for partner but I've got no aces and 2 kings which may or may not be useful, probably only one of them is worth anything.

So I've got 2 trumps and a useful king on average...

[mikeh]

kfay, on Apr 28 2009, 05:50 PM, said:

Maybe I suck at bridge. I see that everyone bids game.

My initial reaction was only mild temptation to raise --> I pass.

Maybe I should construct some more hands for partner but I've got no aces and 2 kings which may or may not be useful, probably only one of them is worth anything.

So I've got 2 trumps and a useful king on average...

You have a ruffing value... imagine partner with Axx in your Kx suit or even xxx.. they rarely lead trump on these auctions since doing so usually costs the defence a tempo. There is no reason to expect either K to be worthless... neither is in your longest suit, which is most likely to be partner's shortest, by a narrow margin. I don't think this is a great hand, but I would always bid game... we don't make every one we bid nor should we expect to.

of course, if partner bids 3♠ on AKJxxx xx xx AQx or the like, then....we need to firm up our 3♠ bids

Of course, we haven't gone down yet, either.

[whereagles]

jdonn, on Apr 28 2009, 10:21 PM, said:

Are these 4♠ bidders the same people rebidding 3♠ on AKJT98 xx xx AQx? Just checking...

Yes.

[Codo]

jdonn, on Apr 29 2009, 07:21 AM, said:

Are these 4♠ bidders the same people rebidding 3♠ on AKJT98 xx xx AQx? Just checking...

no- at least not all.

[mtvesuvius]

jdonn, on Apr 28 2009, 05:21 PM, said:

Are these 4♠ bidders the same people rebidding 3♠ on AKJT98 xx xx AQx? Just checking...

Not me. Sorry partner if the Q♠ was doubleton, and both Red aces were onside or 1 red ace onside with Kx♣ onside. I'll be nice and comfortable in 2♠, which ironically still may not make.

[whereagles]

mtvesuvius, on Apr 29 2009, 12:54 PM, said:

I'll be nice and comfortable in 2♠, which ironically still may not make.

doh! thats why you shd bid 4

[hanp]

4S.

[skjaeran]

jdonn, on Apr 28 2009, 11:21 PM, said:

Are these 4♠ bidders the same people rebidding 3♠ on AKJT98 xx xx AQx? Just checking...

Not me. I transferred with 2♥ playing my own gadget, else rebid 2♠.

[petergreat]

AKJT98 xx xx AQx
That would be unsound bidding.