Question: How do you decide between a suit and no trump on a final bid?
Glenna:
You
ask a good question and one that everyone needs to understand. With this hand
you know several things:
Partner
has an opening hand, but not a NT and not a major suit
You
have an opening hand as well and as responder (the Boss, the Chief whatever)
you must get the hand to GAME!
You
have an opponent who has overcalled a suit and you have a stopper in that suit!
So,
do not bid 3 ♦️ as that does not help
partner at all and it denies a ♥️ stopper.
The
guy with the stopper bids NT, so your correct bid is 3NT—not 3 ♦️!
They
will take 3 ♥️ tricks and 1 ♠️ trick, but you are home free. Win the 3rd ♥️ and knock out the ♠️ A! That gives you 9 tricks.
When
neither of you have a ♥️ stopper, you will settle in
a suit!
We have an order or a hierarchy of where you want to end up!
1 Major Suit Game with an 8-card fit in a major
2. NT
partscure or game with 3 suits stopped
3. NO Major and
too weak or no stoppers in 2 suits, but LOVE having a 5-card minor,
Hope this helps,
Glenna
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