[gszeszycki]

3N
what do i need to make a game?
well if p has say xx AJ9x Axx xxxx we should have great play for 3n and we might not even set 3s. I would much rather gamble on 3n then worry about missing an
almost impossible to bid minor suit slam. I admit i would run from an x to 4d also.

it is a guess that is why opps preempt but being too much of a coward is bad at all
forms of bridge.

[aguahombre]

hanp, on Jun 26 2010, 02:21 AM, said:

kfay, on Jun 25 2010, 02:15 PM, said:

ok i pass 

quoting kfay:

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Furthermore it can't be as silly as pass.

I agree though.

Hey, Gwnn maybe I was right

[mikegill]

Obviously anything you do could look silly. You could pass and find partner with
Kxx Axxx AKxx xx where 7d is cold. You could bid 3n or 4d and find that his hand is QT AQxxxx Jx xxx (his actual hand) and he bids 4h and goes down 3 mercifully undoubled.

My thinking at the time was that pass may be the percentage bid because there's a reasonable chance that the total trick count has already been overbid, but honestly I think this one is probably a guess. You do need kind of a lot from partner to make 3NT given how bad your diamonds are (not to mention you need partner to show up with either another spade stopper or LHO to show up with no side entry, and that's assuming he has 7 spades, which he may not).

[Phil]

jdonn, on Jun 26 2010, 04:24 AM, said:

rogerclee, on Jun 25 2010, 04:30 PM, said:

I thought pass was pretty clear, did everyone notice this was matchpoints?

Actually no. Ugh that makes it hard.

MPs? I didn't notice that either. Change me to a pass then.