[Mbodell]

jdonn, on Dec 31 2009, 01:06 PM, said:

Mbodell, on Dec 31 2009, 03:58 PM, said:

jdonn, on Dec 31 2009, 08:20 AM, said:

3♣ here, then diamonds. But I would have made a fit jump a round earlier, planning to follow with a 4♠ bid.

Interestingly we are playing fit jumps here and agreed that the fit jump was what we should have bid the first time, and then given we didn't we discussed 4♦ versus 3♣ and preferred 3♣. The table action was 3♦ which floated for +150 opposite KQxx - Jxxxx AQxx.

You bid 3♦ over 2♣? Isn't that preemptive?

Sorry the auction at the table was 1♦-(2♣)-2♥-2♠-3♦-P which was not a great result. But while the 3♦ bidder did not like her bid in retrospect (she had thought briefly 2♥ created a gf, we were not sure what the right path was with her strong hand).

[mike777]

I would just prefer 4d and not go thru a possible messy 4sf auction in which I will learn little.


I think 3d over 2s is just a misunderstanding of what 3d should mean.

As OP mentioned.....2h on this is not gf but clearly in mainstream nontop bridge this is still confusing.

[Mbodell]

Yeah, one other thing that I was uncertain about was what 4♦ should mean in the sequence 1♦-(2♣)-2♥-2♠-3♣-3nt-4♦. Does it show a hand like this slamming in diamonds with hearts and diamonds? Or does it show a hand like Axx AKJxx Ax xxx a diamond cue slamming in nt with club weakness?

[kgr]

Jlall, on Dec 31 2009, 11:13 PM, said:

3C then 4D, I think 4D direct here shows good trumps.

Is there a difference between ...3♣...3NT...4♦ and ...4♦?
Or is the auction via 3♣ not really showing something different, but trying to get more info. E.g with short ♣ you are more interested in 6 (or 7) if partner cannot bid 3NT.

[pooltuna]

jdonn, on Dec 31 2009, 04:16 PM, said:

Jlall, on Dec 31 2009, 04:13 PM, said:

3C then 4D, I think 4D direct here shows good trumps.

1♦ (2♣) 4♦? Isn't that preemptive too? I either have the auction wrong or I'm on another planet today...

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