What should I Bid? - Best enquiry for September 2006 

The best submission for the month of September was made by Arie Meydan.

 Hand: West was dealer at nil vulnerable. :

10654   -  7652  AKQJ9

Bidding:	West	North	East	South
	1	2	2	?

Comments:     Playing teams against opponents who were playing Acol, what should South bid?

Peter's Reply:

Hi Arie,

If fit showing jumps were part of my armoury I would bid 4. The bid will benefit the partnership in both the bidding and the play should we end up defending. It bypasses 3NT but this is most unlikely to be the right contract on the deal.

If we don't have fit showing jumps available I'd be inclined to bid 3, whether or not it is forcing. The bidding is not likely to die there and, even if it happened to, it's improbable that we have missed a good game. This action should lay the right groundwork for the next round of bidding. I will probably get to bid 5 leaving partner to decide what to do if the opponents bid 5.

Having seen the remainder of the hands, I have to say that I do not much care for partner's 2 bid. With values concentrated in diamonds and both hands unpassed, I think partner's hand qualifies for some form of pre-emptive effort. Despite having only six diamonds, I would rather bid 3, a weak jump overcall, with this powerful suit in an otherwise poor hand. I think the accuracy of description outweighs the penalty risk and leaves you much better placed to judge what to do later in the auction.  

Regards
Peter Fordham

The full deal was:

	83  854  AKJ1098  107
AQ97  AQJ93  3  643		KJ2  K10762  Q4  852
	10654  -  7652  AKQJ9

Regards
Peter Fordham

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