Posted 2008-March-20, 06:49
FrancesHinden, on Mar 20 2008, 11:19 AM, said:
You show a (very mild) slam try opposite doubleton heart support and play in 4H
(you always raise rather than bid 2C on minimum hands with 3-card support so partner's preference shows a doubleton).
Nice hand. Appreciate that the play is the point (and has been thrashed out above), but just a small point on the bidding: Why has North shown precisely doubleton Heart? I agree with raising on 3 cards with a minimum, but with more than a minimum but short of a GF reverse and holding 1-3-5-4 shape I would normally temporise with 2C and back in with H support later. 3H would have been forcing (I think), or perhaps you say not and would bid 4H with that? Also I think I would have bid 2N rather than 3H on the hand in question, although I appreciate that changing Qx of Spades into xx and I would not.
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