[aguahombre]

I see gains by passing 3NT. If pard made a non-partnership bid and it was wrong, he has to endure the torture of playing it --not you. If he thought 3NT was a question, then you can later explain Hamman's Rule to him.

Relax, the set is over for you.

P.S., If you don't have ways of describing good or bad hand or suit after 2H, you might have to accept some blame for the opening.

[kgr]

aguahombre, on Mar 30 2010, 05:40 PM, said:

If you don't have ways of describing good or bad hand or suit after 2H, you might have to accept some blame for the opening.

FYI:
2D!-2NT!
??
2♦=Multi
2NT=asking
=> With weak Hearts:
- 3♣=♥; not max
- 3♠=♥; max
= = = =
After:
2♦-2NT
3♣-3♦ (3♦=asking)
=>
3♥=minimal
3NT=medium
  In first hand NV I would handle the example hand as on the limit of minimal and medium

[jdonn]

Your partner was aware the partnership had an 8+ card major suit fit with a likely single stopper in the other major, right?

[gwnn]

your partner is on drugs.

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=e1dvSlvZLG8

[jjbrr]

gwnn, on Mar 30 2010, 12:40 PM, said:

your partner is on drugs.

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=e1dvSlvZLG8

A+ post

[PrinceNep]

I find this argument way inconsistent. We have established that partner in fact said "You should pull to 4M". That story does not coincide with an assumption that partner was taking a risk based on the results and knew he needed a top. Those stories contradict each other.

This would lead me to believe that your partner feels his hand is perfectly acceptable for a 3NT call and in the future assumes you will pull accordingly. If that is truly the case, then a discussion needs to take place between you and your partner on what a 3NT bid over a multi 2♦ means.

Otherwise, we have no indication of when partner is showing a particular hand or taking a risk and that will always put us to a guess which is the worst thing we can do in bridge. It seems unlikely to me that your partner felt he was making a matchpoint top attempt, since his statement doesn't back that up. You are probably giving him the benefit of the doubt for his action and attempting to justify it (and what a good partner for doing that), but the facts don't back that story.

Just my perspective, but the result is that you need to have a discussion on what is an acceptable bid of 3NT over 2♦.

[Codo]

Prince,

of course it is entirely possible to use a non common approach for a 3 NT bid. But why should we? And how will opener ever be in a position to judge whether it is right to pull?

Sorry, this is a much worse approach then the standard one.