24th Jan – Board 13: Game All. Dealer North.
Not all hands belong to a definite category and when that happens you have to let your imagination take a turn. Look at that South hand. After partner bids and rebids diamonds you want to make a bid that is either game itself or is, at the very least, forcing.
I know of several players who bid 3
♣ at their second turn but that is wrong for the simple fact that it is not forcing. That being so you have to make something up and while just a simple leap to 3NT has some appeal it might be more delicate to introduce a fictitious suit and hope for the best. North now might bid 3NT but should probably prefer to look for an independent heart stop by bidding the suit and when South fails to comply simply raise to game in clubs. Indeed 6
♣ is not a bad contract while 3NT is obviously laydown.
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