[masonbarge]

NS Vul. EW Not Vul., W Dealer

E 3♦
N Pass
W Pass
S ?

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♠AJ1032
♥A96
♦9
♣Q863

[kgr]

masonbarge, on 2015-January-04, 10:48, said:

NS Vul. EW Not Vul., W Dealer

E 3♦
N Pass
W Pass
S ?

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♠AJ1032
♥A96
♦9
♣Q863

- IMPs or MPs?
- E is dealer and not W?

DBL or 3♠.
...I don't know what is best (maybe shouldn't answer then ), but I would bid 3♠

[Jinksy]

I'm far from confident, but X at any form of scoring. P might well have a trump stack and an easy penalty pass when we have nothing on, and I generally prefer to play with P's that it's primarily the hand making the final decision that accounts for the vul. Meanwhile, if P has 3-5 or conceivably even 4-4 in the majors, a heart contract will probably play better, since we can ruff diamonds in the short hand.

There's always the chance P will turn up with clubs, of course. I hear some backwater corners of the world still allow contracts in that suit.

[whereagles]

Dbl. Puts eggs in more than 1 basket.

[masonbarge]

I apologize for the rough edges on my post. I'm brand new to BBO and just discovered the Hand Editor.

I have also lost the hand

The winning answer in this case -- and I should have said that the actual hand was at matchpoints -- was "Pass", which earned 68%. Anything else puts you at 35% or below. I'd guess at IMPs, you would have a lot more company in spades (3S, 4S) or hearts (double).

I said 3 Spades for @35%.

[MrAce]

masonbarge, on 2015-January-07, 10:18, said:

I apologize for the rough edges on my post. I'm brand new to BBO and just discovered the Hand Editor.

I have also lost the hand

The winning answer in this case -- and I should have said that the actual hand was at matchpoints -- was "Pass", which earned 68%. Anything else puts you at 35% or below. I'd guess at IMPs, you would have a lot more company in spades (3S, 4S) or hearts (double).

I said 3 Spades for @35%.

I would also bid 3♠