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Do you bid or pass?
If you bid, do you raise partner's hearts or bid diamonds?
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Posted 2013-June-20, 10:02
Do you bid or pass?
If you bid, do you raise partner's hearts or bid diamonds?
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Posted 2013-June-20, 10:14
Pass.
Anything else is a pure guess (quite frankly, so is pass). But I would be surprised if 4♥ was not the best possible contract at this point.
The only reason for bidding would be fear that the opponents can make a lot of a black suit.
Anything else is a pure guess (quite frankly, so is pass). But I would be surprised if 4♥ was not the best possible contract at this point.
The only reason for bidding would be fear that the opponents can make a lot of a black suit.
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Posted 2013-June-20, 10:55
Pass
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Posted 2013-June-20, 11:02
This is a wtp hand.
Passing is so obvious that even thinking about another action is a gross error.
This hand is so lacking in slam interest that I'd save if east-west backed into 4♠...and I'd save via 5♦ if east were to balance 4♠ since I want the lead against 5♠.
Btw, bidding diamonds here is artificial....whatever usage you want, do NOT include 'natural' within it. I will gladly let you have 10 imps on every hand on which bidding a natural 5♦ works well opposite a favourable 1st seat 4♥ or 4♠ pre-empt by partner.
Finally, I assume that bidding would have worked on this hand, else why would this be posted? was partner 0=8=4=1? I'll pay to that.
Passing is so obvious that even thinking about another action is a gross error.
This hand is so lacking in slam interest that I'd save if east-west backed into 4♠...and I'd save via 5♦ if east were to balance 4♠ since I want the lead against 5♠.
Btw, bidding diamonds here is artificial....whatever usage you want, do NOT include 'natural' within it. I will gladly let you have 10 imps on every hand on which bidding a natural 5♦ works well opposite a favourable 1st seat 4♥ or 4♠ pre-empt by partner.
Finally, I assume that bidding would have worked on this hand, else why would this be posted? was partner 0=8=4=1? I'll pay to that.
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Posted 2013-June-20, 11:18
ArtK78, on 2013-June-20, 10:14, said:
The only reason for bidding would be fear that the opponents can make a lot of a black suit.
Or that he leads a diamond against 5♠ if he doesn't have A♥.
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