[Fluffy]

TylerE, on 2011-February-20, 19:57, said:

Call me a simple soul, but I just bid 3N with the E hand over 2♣. At MP people tend to bid spades when they have them, and I think FSF is better reserved for harder problem hands than this.

Jxx is a bad holding for declare, this is a good example of why.

[gnasher]

MrAce, on 2011-February-20, 18:34, said:

I have no problem with west making a move over 3 NT, but he didnt make just another move if u look at bidding. He made too many moves followed by bidding slam by himself

I did look at the bidding, and I didn't say that West only made a move. Was there something unclear about this:

I said:

West is an ace better than a minimum, so going past 3NT is only slightly pushy. I don't agree with his 6♦ though

[Siegmund]

A lot seems to depend on the meaning of 3S.

In my view, we had an FSF exchange in which both partners refused to bid notrump and diamonds were agreed; I think that means 3S (or any bid other than 3N or 5D by West) is a move toward slam. In that context, perhaps East can cue his CK now, or perhaps East has to go to 4H now in their style and West should subside; but even if we accept the auction as far as 4H, West bidding spades twice is pretty much going to guarantee that East thinks there is no spade loser. If I had to point to one bid that guaranteed reaching a failing slam I would point to West's 4S.