[Ant590]

Scoring: MP

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(3♣) - dbl - (5♣) - ?

Is this a wtp?

edit: 3♣ opened, not 1

[Simplicity]

pass, anything else has to be against the odds. A bit more interesting if partner doubles again

[se12sam]

If I read this correctly,
1. Opps are Red and we are white
2. South (our RHO) chose not to redouble or bid 3NT, but instead jumped to 5♣

Unless RHO is certain that we have a game/slam in a major suit, his action is illogical at MPs. RHO could have a freakish hand with minors, and hold strong hopes of making 5♣.
I will bid 5♠. I will be ready with a apology if partner had a hand suitable to beat 5♣.

[Hanoi5]

I pass. If I survive this round I'll bid spades.

[dake50]

Even expecting a Majorish 14-15 minimum for partner's Double, 5S can't be unreasonable. I do have SQ +HQ +C-single. My fear is partner with little more than minimum for 3-bid takeout double gets rosey eyes for slam.

[Ant590]

If you do pass, partner reopens with another double...

[Hanoi5]

5♠ over the second double.

[mikeh]

Pass and pass again.

May be very wrong but partner will have something like AJxx AJxx AQxx x far more often than AKxx AKxx KQxx x... not that we're cold for 5♠ even on that monster.

[Jlall]

Agree with pass then pass, especially white/red, but even red/white we just don't have enough of a hand to bid 5.

[se12sam]

mikeh, on Jul 10 2009, 10:13 PM, said:

Pass and pass again.

May be very wrong but partner will have something like AJxx AJxx AQxx x far more often than AKxx AKxx KQxx x... not that we're cold for 5♠ even on that monster.

The odd one is still the 5♣ bid (red vs. white). Assume the 3♣ bidder is something like x xx xxx AKJxxxx. If your partner's hand is then AJxx AJxx AQxx x, this means the 5♣ bidder had something like Kxx Kxx Kxx Qxxx.

I'm not sure many will jump to 5♣ with such hands when they had a 3NT bid or an option to pass with hope to defeat 4♠. It appears more likely that partner is a strong 2-suited/3-suited hand; and a club void is not ruled out.

I'd have bid 5♠ on the earlier round, but after the re-opening double I definitely bid 5♠.

[Ant590]

The complete hand was:

Scoring: MP

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[the hog]

Agree with Mike and Justin. Bidding 5S the second time is taking a last guess on this hand.

[gnasher]

se12sam, on Jul 11 2009, 09:05 AM, said:

The odd one is still the 5♣ bid (red vs. white). Assume the 3♣ bidder is something like x xx xxx AKJxxxx. If your partner's hand is then AJxx AJxx AQxx x, this means the 5♣ bidder had something like Kxx Kxx Kxx Qxxx.

Why shouldn't they have xxx x xx AKJxxxx opposite K Kxxx Kxxx Qxxx? That action is particularly attractive if RHO knows you're likely to bid 5♠ on tram tickets.

[benlessard]

Pass/pass here. 5S is just too unlikely.