I also jumped to 3NT.
The good news is that 3NT would make easily, the bad news, or potentially bad news, is that partner did not pass over 3NT. Suppose, over 3NT, partner bids 4 of a red suit. now what?
I think the jump to 3NT over 2
should probably just show some sort of confidence that 3NT is the right place to play. My clubs are QTxxx which means that they are not running clubs against me. Partner has good values, I have useful heart cards, I stop spades. Seems 3NT might make. Maybe no, but there must be a pretty good shot.
Ok, probably time to give the hands.
K3
AQ854
AKJ973
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T42 QJ86
63 T972
T85 Q6
KJ742 A96
A975
KJ
42
QT853
So: Double dummy you can take 13 tricks in either red suit but realistically playing in hearts is a problem. Opening lead of
A is ruffed, cash one high
, go over to the
KJ and now a
finesse, oops. The
Q wins and another
shortens your trumps.
But 6
requires no special vision. Ruff the
, go to the board with the
K
A and lead a
. Sure, a 4-1 split could be a problem, but 4-1 in
is a good deal less likely than 4-2 in
and it is a problem only if on the wrong side. If the
finesse wins but opponent shows out, another high
, give up a
, and claim when hearts are no worse than 4-2. .
Anyway, over 3NT pard bid 4
. This seemed like a slam try to me so I cue bid the
A and played it in 4
.
I am not fond of the 4
call although I can understand wanting to play in a red suit. He has reversed, my 3NT must be on some sort of decent values, it seems if he pulls 3NT we will be playing in at least game somewhere so if I were to pull, I think I would pull to 4
asking me to choose between hearts and diamonds. Exactly what I would do then? Not sure. I doubt we reach 6
.Probably we play 4
.
The hands fit very well. We have the top two spades, I have the fitting hearts, he has a club void so they cannot cash a club. It's tough to work all of the out. But I think once I bid 3NT we need to be playing in game in NT or one of the red suits, so passing 3NT or bidding 4
to offer a choice of red games seems right to me.
But I was also thinking maybe I should have bid 2NT over the 2
planning to then bid 3NT. Maybe that's a hand where I am thinking I can play in NT but I would not rule out playing in a red suit. Partner, with his club void and expecting weakness from me, would probably bid 3
rather than 3
.
This went very wrong. Bidding over reverses is easy if responder has a dull hand. But often he doesn't. And then I think it gets tricky fast.