Judging it right

I often play short (9-board) tournaments on BBO with some of our aspiring players. To be fair I'm the one who normally does the asking, but I'm always happy to play with people who are seeking to improve.

Whether they do actually improve playing with me is perhaps questionable, but most do seem to find it an interesting experience. There will always be a couple of hands worth discussing at the end and, occasionally, I'll provide an analysis of the key points that arose.

Naturally we are playing such affairs with a minimum of system. This means judgement comes to the fore and, in my humble opinion, this is an area that most need help with.

So Jules was in the hot seat yesterday:

♠ QTx ♥ ♦ AT98xx ♣ AKJx

West	North	East	South
Paul		Jules
1NT (12-14)	3♠	?

What is your plan? Full hand in a couple of days.