[whereagles]

[quote name='Apollo81' date='Feb 25 2008, 06:00 PM'] Well, if he has 7 spades and bid 3[sp], the worst that can happen is we go 1 further down [/QUOTE]
and it's MPs, so that is a huge loss [/quote]
Maybe, but at least we've taken our shot at a better contract.

[Codo]

MickyB, on Feb 26 2008, 02:52 AM, said:

We were playing 3♦ as an IJS.

While I like Polish Club, many of the treatments in WJ05 are hideous. I'd love to have 2NT available for the minors, but it's more useful as natural IMO.

Obviously I did the wrong thing, or I probably wouldn't have posted it. I passed, partner had a 6232 15-count, AQ6xxx spade and Kxx diamond opposite.

Really? Pd has a 12-14 HCP hands with 6 Spades and you prefer to play 2 NT?

I never missed this bid as natural, I could not even remember when I used it in a standard system as natural in this situation.

[Cascade]

Apollo81, on Feb 26 2008, 07:00 AM, said:

whereagles, on Feb 25 2008, 12:33 PM, said:

Apollo81, on Feb 25 2008, 04:48 PM, said:

Leave it before it gets worse.  If we bid 3♦ parter might not even pass, and that would be really bad.

Well, if he has 7 spades and bid 3♠, the worst that can happen is we go 1 further down

and it's MPs, so that is a huge loss

Almost as much as taking our almost sure minus in 2♠ when we are much more likely to have a playable 3♦.