Re: It's Your Call



<gman175@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Matchpoints, both vulnerable. Your partner is the dealer. You hold:

QJ53 / -- / AKJ72 / 10874

Part. You
1H 1S
3C ?

3C is strong (game forcing). Opponents are silent.


I would bid 3N now - the only contract likely to be better is 6D but my
ealier decision not to bid 2D makes that unreachable so I just have to hope
we do not have a good D fit.

I do not see how 3D suggested by others helps - if partner bids 3H/S he may
then take 3N as not much of a stop in D and willingness to consider
something else and that could be bad news - it is very unlikley that 5C is
better than 3N at MPs.


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