[Califdude]

Playing SAYC and no partnership agreement. White vs red. Partner opens 1♣ and RHO bids 1♦.

What do you bid with this hand:

♠ Jx
♥ KJ10xxx
♦ KJ
♣ xxx

Suppose Opps bid back and forth in ♦ , partner passing throughout, would you bid on to 3♥ competitively over 3♦ ?

thanks for replies.

[P_Marlowe]

1H.

I wont bid 3H. Move the diamond alues in another suit, and
I will bid 3H.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[eros2]

I would respect the vulnerable overcall and give righty credit for some values. My K♦ looks like it is scoring, but if partner has a black tenace, a finesse does not look promising. Then again, what do I lead on defense? I hate my soft values, but I prefer to bid 3H here - if in doubt, round up.

I might escape a club lead and I have play opposite something as bare as AQx xx xx AJTxxx. I doubt ops would double and 3D looks significantly more likely to make than for 3H to be -2.

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On second thought, passing is perhaps superior. Play partner for A♣ and AQ♠ (needs to duck the J♠ lead unless covered) or KQ♠ (or we cannot beat 3D unless two ♣ tricks are cashing), and if dummy does not have AQ♥, partner needs to find the heart switch. We take 2♠, 1♥, 1♣ and 1♦. If dummy shows up with AQ♥, 3H was probably failing. If J♠ is covered, partner taking AQ♠ and giving me a ruff, I need to cross to the A♣ for a trump promotion with a 4th ♠. If partner has no 4th ♠, it is fingers crossed that declarer will take the ♦ hook.