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rhm, on 2013-April-26, 02:18, said:
I guess he would have bid 2NT, slightly understrength, but to some extent compensated by the good intermediates.
The hand is worth more than 6 HCP and eminently suitable for notrump. Such hands often make game with less than 25 HCP.
Haven't I read other threads where the same people stress the importance of reaching game in red even if that game is an underdog?
Note, that 2NT is cold and 3NT makes on a low diamond lead. The outcome of 3NT is not that easy to predict single dummy.
I do not claim North DBL was a thing of beauty though, nor that 3♥ was clear-cut.
3NT over 3♦ would have been no more risky than 3♥, but the upside of 3NT certainly would be.
Rainer Herrmann
The hand is worth more than 6 HCP and eminently suitable for notrump. Such hands often make game with less than 25 HCP.
Haven't I read other threads where the same people stress the importance of reaching game in red even if that game is an underdog?
Note, that 2NT is cold and 3NT makes on a low diamond lead. The outcome of 3NT is not that easy to predict single dummy.
I do not claim North DBL was a thing of beauty though, nor that 3♥ was clear-cut.
3NT over 3♦ would have been no more risky than 3♥, but the upside of 3NT certainly would be.
Rainer Herrmann
Rainer, i respect to what you said about this particular 6 hcp and the spots. Fair enough. But i do not think this guy sitting N bid the way he did for the reasons you pointed. If he thought this hand worths an invitation then he should act accordingly. He instead draw totally a different picture of his hand imo ( a weak hand which was planning to pass to 2M oe 2♦ responses by opener. As you pointed out, i would rather play 3NT instead of 3♥ with NS hands.