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mike777, on 2026-November-12, 11:37, said:

Honestly I don't get any of these diamond partials...I could understand if no one ever bids diamonds at all....

As for MP, I still would bid game....or never mention diamonds at all....

I know you are only semi-serious, but MP just doesn't work that way, at least in a conservative club/country.
Playing in 3♣ will often be a good percentage however many tricks you make, 5♣ much less so.

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mikeh, on 2026-November-11, 17:32, said:

In my main partnership a 3D opening makes sense. We don’t have a weak 2D available at imps and even at MPs I think the hand and suit are wrong for 2D. Passing looks pusillanimous with only void xxx in the majors, so 3D it is.

I happen to believe that this sort of preempt is winning bridge. Obviously it’s not always winning bridge, lol, but it’s amazing how rarely even quite good opponents punish you and the average opponent even less often. Of course, partner needs to understand your style. If partner thinks that a nv 3D opening shows something like KQ10xxxx then one should pass.

On the given hand we’d be in 5D right away over the double. We’d never reach slam

same with us, 3D -X-5D..althoygh 3D for us shows 6 winners, so not sure we'd open the hand