[lamford]

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What do you call? The simulation suggests that one call is right.

[nullve]

P

[Cyberyeti]

P or 3N only choices, depends how trigger happy partner is if short in clubs in the passout seat.

[LBengtsson]

With a three card ♣ suit in your own hand, it suggests that the opps. cannot raise, so partner will, I guess, with some values be able to balance in 4th. So, I opt for pass being the best bid. The problem with bidding 3NT directly here is that partner is always going to take out to 4♥ with a thin six timer. I would rather he bid 3♥ as a balance then for me to bid 3NT on the second round. And then I hope he trusts me

[Cyberyeti]

LBengtsson, on 2022-October-03, 14:00, said:

With a three card ♣ suit in your own hand, it suggests that the opps. cannot raise, so partner will, I guess, with some values be able to balance in 4th. So, I opt for pass being the best bid. The problem with bidding 3NT directly here is that partner is always going to take out to 4♥ with a thin six timer. I would rather he bid 3♥ as a balance then for me to bid 3NT on the second round. And then I hope he trusts me

Partner knows better than that, I can easily have a stiff ♥ and a load of running diamonds, he will have 7 or 8 if he removes or something like QJ109xx which will play opposite a stiff and likely be worthless in NT.

Our rule of thumb is to only remove if you think 4M is better than 3N opposite a stiff K or Q.

[lamford]

The SIM suggests that it is indeed close between 3NT and Pass. South, with something like AQJxxxx of clubs and out, plays little part, and partner's heart cards are over North. Looking at hands, 3NT played really well, and some of the time partner has something like JTx KJxxx Kxx xx, and can't find the balance, although he feigns thought to show that he might.

[michel444]

Double off Shape Double 2+♣ 14+ Value
partner may have some hearts !!
with Ruben advance and Herbert negative its going to be very interesting sequence .
3 ♦ Herbert negtive
3♥ transfer to ♠
3 ♠ transfer to Heart....