[han]

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AQxxxx
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AQxxx

Patton, white against red.

1H - (2S) - 3D - (p)
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What's your call?

If partner bids 4H next, what would you do?

[JLOGIC]

lol, nice title. I would bid 4C!

I guess part 2 was supposed to be the real problem. I would pass, partner sounds like he has some kind of misfit. Something like KJxx Jx AQJxxx x is entirely possible. Maybe that's a pessimistic view of life, but I have to work on the assumption that partner has only 2 hearts, and that is a bad start.

[han]

At the table opener rebid 3H, which was raised to 4H. Perhaps the question about whether to move on is more interesting now?

[mtvesuvius]

4♣ then Pass for me as well. If I had bid 3♥, I think over 4♥ we owe partner a 4♠ call.

[helene_t]

han, on 2011-June-15, 02:39, said:

At the table opener rebid 3H, which was raised to 4H. Perhaps the question about whether to move on is more interesting now?

Yes, now we know that p prefers 4♥ to 3NT when given the choice, and that is great news. I think I make a move now. If I had bid 4♣ I would certainly pass 4♥.

[Phil]

4♣ 1st.Partner could have many hands for 4♥ and we have to respect this.

I'm guessing there was a slow 4♥ bid??

[jogs]

han, on 2011-June-15, 02:39, said:

At the table opener rebid 3H, which was raised to 4H. Perhaps the question about whether to move on is more interesting now?

I pass 4H. Partner has wasted values in spades. Opponents would have bid 4S with their 9 or 10 spades with the AKQJ in that suit.

[han]

Partner (me) has xx Kx AKJ10xx Kxx. Hearts and clubs split so 7C and 7H make. We ended up in 6H after .. 3H - 4H - 4S - 4NT - 6C - 6D - 6H. Good result, but it didn't seem like a good auction to me.

By the way, the opponents have 11 solid spades but only 6 tricks.

[Free]

I'd also bid 3♥, if partner raises it means he has ♥xxx or ♥Kx imo. We still have our ♠ void, good side suit and a little support for partner's suit, so I guess it's ok to try for slam.

[JLOGIC]

han, on 2011-June-16, 01:24, said:

Partner (me) has xx Kx AKJ10xx Kxx. Hearts and clubs split so 7C and 7H make. We ended up in 6H after .. 3H - 4H - 4S - 4NT - 6C - 6D - 6H. Good result, but it didn't seem like a good auction to me.

By the way, the opponents have 11 solid spades but only 6 tricks.

Over the 3H bid you are perhaps worth 3S? But good job opps not bidding with 11 spades, made it tough!

[xxhong]

This one looks like a 3H bid to show 6 hearts. We usually play 4C as a cuebid for D.

[han]

JLOGIC, on 2011-June-16, 04:35, said:

Over the 3H bid you are perhaps worth 3S?

Perhaps, but I was afraid it would clobber the auction. If I bid 3S and partner bids 3NT, I can bid 4H and I've shown a good hand. But what if partner bids 4C or 4D?

[JLOGIC]

han, on 2011-June-17, 03:01, said:

Perhaps, but I was afraid it would clobber the auction. If I bid 3S and partner bids 3NT, I can bid 4H and I've shown a good hand. But what if partner bids 4C or 4D?

That is always a problem in this type of auction. Of course, you still need a strong raise in hearts! A fix that I've been playing lately is that 4C is always coming in hearts, and bidding 3S is either stopper ask or a 4C bid. This has some problems also, but I think a strong raise of hearts is far more important to clarify immediately than a natural 4C bid.

On this hand, if partner bid 4C over 3S, I would feel fine that we're off the AK of spades. If partner bid 4D it is more of a guess.