[rogerclee]

I don't understand the need to be clever, I will bid 3♥ and pull 3N to 4♦ to describe my hand, a monster 1-suiter in diamonds with slam interest. Passing 3N could be right but I don't think it is percentage.

[jdeegan]

rogerclee, on 2013-August-18, 12:09, said:

I don't understand the need to be clever, I will bid 3♥ and pull 3N to 4♦ to describe my hand, a monster 1-suiter in diamonds with slam interest. Passing 3N could be right but I don't think it is percentage.

I love your style, but after pard responds to 3♥, I don't think in a thousand years playing for money, marbles or chalk, I could resist bidding 5♦. Put another way, I don't think it is fair to ask pard to properly evaluate his hand over a 4♦ rebid. Consider that from our viewpoint, in principle, there are about one-quarter of the high cards that might conceivably be in partner's hand. We are only needing, specifically, the ♠ queen, an ace, six small spades and some luck (or other spade situations), some other small chances, or a defensive lapse for a made game.

[cherdano]

jdeegan, on 2013-August-23, 00:58, said:

I love your style, but after pard responds to 3♥, I don't think in a thousand years playing for money, marbles or chalk, I could resist bidding 5♦. Put another way, I don't think it is fair to ask pard to properly evaluate his hand over a 4♦ rebid. Consider that from our viewpoint, in principle, there are about one-quarter of the high cards that might conceivably be in partner's hand. We are only needing, specifically, the ♠ queen, an ace, six small spades and some luck (or other spade situations), some other small chances, or a defensive lapse for a made game.

3♥ is forcing to game.