[Deevan]

What to bid with the WEST hand?
Scoring: MP
VUL: EW
DEALER: SOUTH

WEST HAND:
♠ JT732
♥ KJ32
♦32
♣43

Bidding:
S: 2♥:Prempt
W:PASS
N:PASS
E:Double
S:PASS
W:2♠
N:PASS
E:3♣
S:PASS
W:?????

[spotlight7]

Partner has a good hand, but 3C bid is not forcing.

So pass now. Close decision, but percentage I believe.

[ahydra]

Please use the hand diagram feature (spade between two red bars on the right of the toolbar in the editor).

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Partner's got a very good hand sitting over the non-preempt and you have some clubs and a heart stop. So I think 3NT is very much worthy of consideration. On the flip side if you advertise a heart stop they might lead a diamond instead and catch partner with only Axx or something, and it's MP so we don't have to be pushy. I think I'd take the high road here but it is close.

ahydra

[The_Badger]

I think the problem here is there is possibly no potential entry to your hand. A ♥lead followed by a ♦ switch, or a ♦ lead and 3NT could be down. You actually need some lebensohl-style 2NT bid after 2♠ here on this auction (as partner didn't overcall 2NT) to mean something like "I have a big hand but ♥s aren't covered, but bid 3NT if you have them, and 3♣ if you don't"

Given the current auction I am inclined to pass 3♣

[gszes]

PASS

If all p needed was a heart stop for 3N they had a 3H bid available (after we bid 2s). Is the probable double heart stop really enough to consider 3n? At IMPS maybe but at MP it seems like too small a target.