Posted 2004-June-29, 01:25
Whenever I bid NT on these hands they go and lead Hearts at me, then Spades through my King. ♠9 could end up useful, mind.
But I worry about why partner has not bid Hearts. In my methods he can show weakness in the process, and if I had 5 Hearts opposite a double of 1♠ it would take a lot to shut me up.
I think that partner is more likely to read me for some sort of Heart tolerance if I bid NT than if I describe my hand as a strong jump in ♦. We may need a double Spade guard to make 3N if we don't have 9 in tops, and if partner has something in Spades and enough to bid then he could either try 3♠ or 3N.
I voted 3♦ but my second choice is to blast 3N and hope for the best.
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