[Phil]

9xx KQxxx xx AJx

r/r IMPs

(1♦) - 1♠ - (2♦) - ?

edit - I was called a beginner yesterday, so I am definitely posting in the right forum.

[ahydra]

3D (just)

ahydra

[ArtK78]

2♠ is enough for me.

[cherdano]

I would also have bid 2♠.

[wyman]

2♠ here too -- we overcall pretty aggressively.

[stevenagy]

3D. But then I like to overbid hands like this too much.

[gordontd]

2♥ from me.

[billw55]

2♠ for me. As declarer, I am always disappointed to see three small trumps in a dummy that gave me a limit raise.

[Cthulhu D]

ahydra, on 2012-June-14, 08:56, said:

3D (just)

ahydra

Surely if you're willing to raise to the 3 level 3H is a better bid? IMHO it's close and I'd just make a competitive three card raise

[ahydra]

Cthulhu D, on 2012-June-14, 09:17, said:

Surely if you're willing to raise to the 3 level 3H is a better bid? IMHO it's close and I'd just make a competitive three card raise

Valid point - a bit light for a fitjump for me, but some pairs might play fitjumps like that.

ahydra

[broze]

2♥

[jillybean]

♠♠

[Cyberyeti]

gordontd, on 2012-June-14, 09:13, said:

2♥ from me.

And me.

[BunnyGo]

2S > 3H > 2H >>> anything else I can think of.

[lalldonn]

3♥ is misdescriptive, 2♥ is possible but kind of silly IMO, partner will pass even with 5-1 in the majors and very often with 5-2. Looks too good for 2♠ so 3♦ it is. The answers here are a bit shocking to me.

[JLOGIC]

If you're going to bid 3D you might as well start with double

[lalldonn]

I FORGOT DOUBLE yes that's a good idea. The prior answers are still weird to me.

[Phil]

lalldonn, on 2012-June-14, 11:53, said:

I FORGOT DOUBLE yes that's a good idea. The prior answers are still weird to me.

Was running out of breath waiting for MY answer. OK, you double. LHO reraises to 3♦.

You done or are you going to compete to 3♠?

[JLOGIC]

To me if you are going to double, you are committing yourself to bidding 3 spades. You're treating your hand as an invitational 3 card raise (ie driving to 3S) and trying to keep hearts into play. Doubling and passing just means you never showed 3 spades or invitational values. Partner might have 6 spades and pass 3 diamonds for instance since he doesn't know about your third spade.

That said, I am always leery of arguments like that, with new information it is always rational to be able to change your plan I don't really see why this would cause us to do so though, so I still think the options are bidding 2S immediately or doubling and bidding 3S.

[Phil]

JLOGIC, on 2012-June-14, 12:10, said:

To me if you are going to double, you are committing yourself to bidding 3 spades. You're treating your hand as an invitational 3 card raise (ie driving to 3S) and trying to keep hearts into play. Doubling and passing just means you never showed 3 spades or invitational values. Partner might have 6 spades and pass 3 diamonds for instance since he doesn't know about your third spade.

That said, I am always leery of arguments like that, with new information it is always rational to be able to change your plan I don't really see why this would cause us to do so though, so I still think the options are bidding 2S immediately or doubling and bidding 3S.

The entire hand was something like:

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3♦ is such a moronic call. Would have loved to rip it.