http://oldprofbridge.com/2007/04/30/hand-evaluation-on-a-big-hand-solution/ Contract Bridge Themes with a Midwest Accent! Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:43:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.9 http://oldprofbridge.com/2007/04/30/hand-evaluation-on-a-big-hand-solution/#comment-18862 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:41:27 +0000 http://oldprofbridge.com/2007/04/30/hand-evaluation-on-a-big-hand-solution/#comment-18862 I agree that this is a very strong hand, but opposite a bust partner you really need luck in the club suit. You will surely get a major suit lead and if you cannot run 9 tricks you are surely down. However, having said that, what are the alternatives? 2NT is the obvious one but that too will probably go down unless the clubs are kind, so since it's teams and there is not that much difference between -2 and -3 you might as well go for it and bid 3NT. At pairs I would probably bid 2NT. I agree that this is a very strong hand, but opposite a bust partner you really need luck in the club suit. You will surely get a major suit lead and if you cannot run 9 tricks you are surely down. However, having said that, what are the alternatives? 2NT is the obvious one but that too will probably go down unless the clubs are kind, so since it’s teams and there is not that much difference between -2 and -3 you might as well go for it and bid 3NT. At pairs I would probably bid 2NT.

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