[Hanoi5]

W/R, MP's:

♠A
♥AKJ
♦T8
♣AQJ987x

1♣-(Pa)-1NT-(2♠)
???

Would you prefer opening 2♣?
How do you continue?

[Cyberyeti]

What do you bid 1N on ? How many clubs is partner guaranteeing by your methods ?

[mike777]

prefer 2c

I have a rebid problem after starting 1c.


given OP I will try 3nt.

[rsteele]

Hanoi5, on 2012-August-16, 22:42, said:

W/R, MP's:

♠A
♥AKJ
♦T8
♣AQJ987x

1♣-(Pa)-1NT-(2♠)
???

Would you prefer opening 2♣?
How do you continue?

[rsteele]

Assume that one NT shows 6-10 HCP's with either 3-3-4-3 or 3-3-3-4 distribution. I am known to have a 10 card fit in clubs and now a 3 1/2 loser hand. With that in mind 3NT looks a tad conservative so the choices seem to be between some number of clubs (is 4 forcing?), a cue bid or 3 hearts both of which are certainly forcing. Since I am willing to play a minimum of five clubs I will bid 3 hearts and over the expected 4 club response bid 4 spades partner should now recognize a diamond problem and be able to reach a sensible conclusion. I do admit that even 5 clubs may be on a finesse but to paraphrase the Bard "faint heart neer screwed the cook".

[the hog]

4C looks right ot me. Of course this is forcing!

[bluecalm]

I like 3♠. I hope it shows strong one suiter (I could've doubled or bid 3NT with 18-19 balanced). If partner bids 3NT now I can probably pass or maybe raise to 4N. If partner doesn't bid 3NT then the slam should should be very good.
If I bid 4C instead I won't be able to stop in NT barring some very good non-standard methods available.

[mike777]

does anyone notice this is mp?


give up on slam or even better open 2c.

[lalldonn]

3♠, if partner bids 3NT then he has a spade stopper and I'm fine right here, if he goes beyond it then we can get to our club contract.

[han]

3S, don't really see an alternative.

I wouldn't play 4C as forcing here.

[Hanoi5]

Responder held:

♠Kx
♥8xx
♦Axxx
♣Txxx

Should partner bid 4♣ over 3♠?

[Cyberyeti]

Hanoi5, on 2012-August-19, 22:53, said:

Responder held:

♠Kx
♥8xx
♦Axxx
♣Txxx

Should partner bid 4♣ over 3♠?

This is a 1♦ response by my methods, even seeing that hand I'm not sure where I want to be as 6♣ is on trumps 1-1 on a diamond lead and 3N needs clubs 1-1, or diamonds 4-4, or the Kx♣ with only 3 diamonds when you make an overtrick. 5♣ is solid. MPs I prob want to be in 6♣.

If my 1N shows 4 clubs as it would with me, then if partner has the A♦, a slam cannot be horrible (it can be 1-1 and a finesse, but if I don't give much away may require a diamond lead if pard has K♣ instead) so I'd probably bid it. Something to be said for 3♠ and when partner bids 3N, bid 4♦ kickback and bid the slam opposite one key card.

[PhilKing]

Reverse good/bad 2NT solves this:

2NT(at least a good 3♣ bid)-3♦(values GF)-6♣