[the hog]

green vs red. You hold:

x
xxx
Axxxxx
xxx

Partner opens 3D. Next hand passes. Your bid?
This is from a very old Reese bidding forum.

[the_clown]

I may try 4♠ if it is to play. Second choice 5♦

[inquiry]

I am liking notrump bids....

3NT or maybe 4NT, I am even fond of 5NT grand slam force.

[hrothgar]

the hog, on 2012-December-01, 19:14, said:

green vs red. You hold:

x
xxx
Axxxxx
xxx

Partner opens 3D. Next hand passes. Your bid?
This is from a very old Reese bidding forum.

I think that there are too many HCP sitting above me for a NT bid to work. RHO has a Diamond stiff or void and couldn't scape up a bid. LHO must be sitting on a rock crusher.

I think that the opps are likely to have a grand.
The valid questions are

1. What bid makes it most difficult for the opps to find a grand?
2. What percentage of the field do I expect to find the grand?

If I expect that the field is bidding seven, I'm going to bid an immediate seven diamonds, expecting to play there doubled.

If I expect that the field is bidding six, life is a lot more complicated. I think that I am going to bid 6C (raise to six Diamonds, asking for a club lead if we're defending). This might scare the opps enough to let use play 6D doubled...

I am also very intrigued by the possibility of a pass. Suppressing the fit might cause the opponents to misplace the missing Diamonds / High Card Points...

[SteveMoe]

Law-abiders might trot out 7♦. Yawn.
Me, I'll try 3♠ forcing, then 4♥ if partner corrects to ♦ or offers a feature in ♣. I pass partner's raise to 4♠.
After their double, I will bid the minimum number of ♦ left to me.

[Codo]

AS Richard pointed out, your lho has a monster. He will not fail for your little lies in a suit or NT. I bid 6 ♦ so that they cannot jump around...

[the hog]

Reese absolutely blasted all but 2 bids/calls.
Paul Lavings, many times Australian international passed.
Michael Courtney, one of the world's best rubber bridge players bid 7D.

Reese stated that everything else was for children. He recommended pass as the better of the 2 bids.

[Fluffy]

4♦ is great, LHO will bid a heavy 4♠ mos of the time and it will be passed out.

[dake50]

No con works.
I might try 5C as if C-void, but their inference is
"why did he not hope for 7M to Lightner double and a set?"
That'll get them to 7M if they see that lie.
No busy bid, eg. 3NT, 3S, etc. will keep them from thinking
"why is he fooling around?" and so inferring "we have grand".
4D,5D may get them to be satisfied with 4M,5M,
but each alerts opponents that I fear something big for them.
So I will pass. Let it be.

[Cyberyeti]

I quite like a simple 6♦ (I actually held something like this recently opposite a WJO, bid 6, opps played 6M+1 as the guy with a singleton couldn't be 100% sure his partner was void).

The opps may think you're trying to make them decide whether they're making 5 or 6 rather than 6 or 7.

[jdeegan]

7♦. Wtp?

[lipeng2076]

i like 5c

[Phil]

It probably depends who I am playing against, but against top competition anything but 7♦ feels very wrong.

[aguahombre]

Phil, on 2012-December-06, 10:09, said:

It probably depends who I am playing against, but against top competition anything but 7♦ feels very wrong.

This looks good opposite MY partner. Opposite BBF'rs whose random preempts are the norm, it might be wise to just pass throughout.

[CamHenry]

the hog, on 2012-December-01, 19:14, said:

green vs red. You hold:

x
xxx
Axxxxx
xxx

Partner opens 3D. Next hand passes. Your bid?
This is from a very old Reese bidding forum.

5♥ exclusion :-)