[hrothgar]

Annoying hand from the finals on Saturday evening.

You hold

♠ xx
♥ Txx
♦ AKQJxx
♣ Kx

And hear RHO open 1N

For better or worse, I decide to pass (In the past, I've had great luck passing these hands rather than letting the 1N bidder escape into a better contract)

The auction continued

(1N) - P - (2H) - X
(2♠) - 3♦ - (3♠) - P
(P) - ???

At this point in time, I decided to be an idiot and bid 4♥ and ended up -3.

Sigh

[TylerE]

How the heck did it go down 3? Was partner Xing 2h on 9xxxxx?

[mr1303]

I reckon 3 off sounds somewhat unlucky as well. I guess you need agreements as to what an X of 2H actually shows, whether just purely for the lead or a hand that would overcall 2H given the chance.

[JLOGIC]

Definitely agree with passing 1N

[han]

Congrats on getting to Saturday's finals.

I also think pass of 1NT is right. I prefer to play double of 2H really as lead directing, unless the opponents play a weak notrump. I would definitely double on KQJx, so I would be hesitant to raise to the 4-level.

[whereagles]

Pass is great. I've once had like 7 diamonds to the AKQ and heard opps bid to... 3NT

Over 3♠ it's either pass or 4♦. Bidding 4♥ is a bit random. After all, pard might have like 4 cards only (wouldn't you dbl on, say, KQJ9?).