[peachy]

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Dealer N, Vul none, IMPs

1D (3C) - take it from here and tell me what contract you would end up in. And what contract would be best.

What should responder do? If Dbl, what should opener do?
Standard methods, Dbl would be negative etc etc.

[MarkDean]

North passing the double seems like a good place. Easy when you see all four hands.

Edit: When I replied, the OP had a link to all four hands.

[helene_t]

S doubles, I think N bids 3NT then although pass is also an option.

[gnasher]

MarkDean, on May 31 2010, 11:01 PM, said:

North passing the double seems like a good place. Easy when you see all four hands.

Looking at all four hands, I'd prefer to be in 3NT or 4♠. If RHO has a singleton heart, 3♣ might well make.

[rogerclee]

I'm sure I would double with the south hand and pass with the north hand.

Looking at both hands, it looks like playing 3N is best, and 4S is also quite a good spot, meh.

[mich-b]

Easy double from South.
I would bid 3NT from North , though don't think Pass from North is poor.

[Free]

Dbl by South is clear, North's action depends on vulnerability imo: 3NT or pass.

[Phil]

3N is right most of the time.

4♠ looks OK too, especially if RHO has a penchant for six card WJO's. I have no idea how to reach 4♠ with confidence, even if I get to play a weak NT for one board.

The likely auction is that South makes a negative double and North tries 3N.

[MFA]

Yes clear negative double by south and a choice between pass and 3NT by north. I would prefer 3NT, but it's close.

[pooltuna]

peachy, on May 31 2010, 04:53 PM, said:

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Dealer N, Vul none, IMPs

1D (3C) - take it from here and tell me what contract you would end up in. And what contract would be best.

What should responder do? If Dbl, what should opener do?
Standard methods, Dbl would be negative etc etc.

4♠ looks like it has a favorable chance to make but like most of the others as South I make a -X and pass with the North hand.

[MarkDean]

gnasher, on Jun 1 2010, 12:32 AM, said:

MarkDean, on May 31 2010, 11:01 PM, said:

North passing the double seems like a good place.  Easy when you see all four hands.

Looking at all four hands, I'd prefer to be in 3NT or 4♠. If RHO has a singleton heart, 3♣ might well make.

The original OP had all four hands: obviously he changed his mind about that, but let me just say that they would not be making 3♣x.

[Cyberyeti]

I haven't seen all 4 hands, but on a club lead if they're 6-2, you're not making 3N very often. If you duck, a diamond switch establishes 5 tricks most of the time, if you win, W wins the first spade and plays a second club, so his partner can cash out when he wins the second one.

4S is better, but I suspect I'd be in 3N.

[peachy]

MarkDean, on Jun 1 2010, 12:53 PM, said:

gnasher, on Jun 1 2010, 12:32 AM, said:

MarkDean, on May 31 2010, 11:01 PM, said:

North passing the double seems like a good place.  Easy when you see all four hands.

Looking at all four hands, I'd prefer to be in 3NT or 4♠. If RHO has a singleton heart, 3♣ might well make.

The original OP had all four hands: obviously he changed his mind about that, but let me just say that they would not be making 3♣x.

I wanted opinions on the NS actions. During the bidding you don't see all four hands so I wanted realistic answers (which I have seen here, thanks). Be happy to post all four hands, with a followup question first. I thought it was an interesting hand.