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ArtK78, on 2013-July-28, 14:11, said:
Sorry, I blame North entirely.
Yes, North has a balanced hand. And he does have a partial stop in diamonds. But his partner made a takeout double. Assuming that his partner has a typical takeout double, he will have a small singleton diamond. So North should not hurry to suggest NT as a strain.
North can bid his 4 card suit and show values by bidding 3♣. If NT is still a possible contract, South will probably bid 3♦. Here, he may bid 3♦ but for a different reason, as he will bid again when North bids 3NT.
As a friend of mine has always said, just bid your cards and let partner bid his cards. Normally, this will work.
Yes, North has a balanced hand. And he does have a partial stop in diamonds. But his partner made a takeout double. Assuming that his partner has a typical takeout double, he will have a small singleton diamond. So North should not hurry to suggest NT as a strain.
North can bid his 4 card suit and show values by bidding 3♣. If NT is still a possible contract, South will probably bid 3♦. Here, he may bid 3♦ but for a different reason, as he will bid again when North bids 3NT.
As a friend of mine has always said, just bid your cards and let partner bid his cards. Normally, this will work.
agree with this completely