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What should I bid? - Best enquiry for April 2009 The best submission for April came from Neville Moses. Hand: Dealer East, All vulnerable, South holds:
* = multi Comments: I bid 3 hoping it was asking partner to bid 3NT with a heart stopper. He quite reasonably took it as natural and we ended up deep in the well-known substance. What should I bid and more importantly what methods do you recommend when defending against the multi 2? (East had a weak 2 and 3NT was frigid.) Sartaj's Reply: Hi Neville, These kinds of auctions are a common pitfall for the combatants of the multi. 3 as natural has evolved as the choice of the bridge-elite. On this hand, the three small hearts notwithstanding, I would have a go at 3NT. RHO might have spades, partner might have a heart stopper, LHO may not lead a heart, hearts may be blocked. There are many possible scenarios where our choice will turn out OK. Also, LHO has not bid 2 or 3 when we would be in far greater danger of being a spectator to the first six tricks in 3NT. The defence that Tony and I play to the multi is: In direct seat, (2)
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In 4th seat (2)
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Also, we play jumps to 4 of a minor show that minor and hearts, and at least 5/5 shape. We don't have many stopper-asking type mechanisms against the multi preferring to go the natural way. Sartaj |