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Gambling 3NT

Poll: Gambling 3NT (16 member(s) have cast votes)

What's your call?

  1. Pass (14 votes [87.50%])

    Percentage of vote: 87.50%

  2. 4 Clubs (pass or correct) (2 votes [12.50%])

    Percentage of vote: 12.50%

  3. 5 Clubs (pass or correct) (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  4. Something else (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#1 User is offline   Quartic 

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Posted 2011-December-20, 17:01



Your partner opens 3NT, showing a solid 7+ minor with no outside A or K. What's your call?
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Posted 2011-December-20, 17:47

pass.
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Posted 2011-December-20, 17:52

Pass. With a ♦void, I would bid 4♣.
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Posted 2011-December-20, 19:01

Easy pass...why would I want to play 4♦ here assuming PD has AKQxxxx♦ like he's supposed to and not something like AKJxxxx♣? Perhaps 3NT can make.
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Posted 2011-December-20, 22:44

Ah - looks like I was resulting then. I didn't think partner's Q98 was a good enough stop (well it wasn't here at least!).

The full hand:

www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?myhand=M-2100365-1324103168
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Posted 2011-December-20, 23:24

That merely shows how stupid the gambling 3NT is if you actually want to make a contract rather than preempt opponents and vulnerable against not is definitely one of those cases. East should have just bid 1♦ especially since 4H might be a make.
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Posted 2011-December-21, 06:20

View PostQuartic, on 2011-December-20, 22:44, said:

Ah - looks like I was resulting then. I didn't think partner's Q98 was a good enough stop (well it wasn't here at least!).

The full hand:

www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?myhand=M-2100365-1324103168

Swap opponents' hands and 3NT makes when 4♦ goes off. Give opener some random hand with 7 solid diamonds and I think 3NT has a much better chance of making than 4♦. Of course when 3NT doesn't make it goes about 3 off so perhaps the form of scoring makes a difference.
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