[mike777]

1h=1s
2c=3c
?

What is the range of 3c...nothing fancy pls assume BWS if need be.

In other words what hand do you expect 3c to be?

ty all in advance.

[skjaeran]

Jlall, on Mar 8 2008, 10:25 AM, said:

3C has a fairly wide range since 2C has a huge range, but in general I would think of this as about 8+-11.

Often you will take false preference even with a real club fit in order to keep the auction alive and not sound too encouraging, and often with a 10 or 11 count and a diamond stopper you will try 2N instead of raising clubs so that partner knows you have a "real" hand and not a courtesy hand, and often with 11 and 5 clubs you will just overbid and game force.

Yeah, this is just about what I'd expect too.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

3C is invitational.

Depening on how many clubs 2C showed,
it may promise a 5 carder.
And if 3C does show a 5 carder, than 3C
is limited by responders failure to bid 2C
the round before.
I am going to ignore 5-5 in the black suits.
although I would suspect, responder would
use 4th suit forcing to set up a game force
and ask for 3 spades.

With kind regards
Marlowe