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High level auction

Poll: Take your pick (16 member(s) have cast votes)

Take your pick

  1. Pass (forcing); pass if partner doubles (9 votes [56.25%])

    Percentage of vote: 56.25%

  2. Pass (forcing); pull if partner doubles (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  3. 5H (5 votes [31.25%])

    Percentage of vote: 31.25%

  4. Something crazy (2 votes [12.50%])

    Percentage of vote: 12.50%

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#1 User is offline   awm 

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Posted 2008-February-17, 19:05

You hold:

Scoring: MP


Matchpoints, both vul. Partner deals, the auction so far is:

1♣(1) - 1♦ - 2♣(2) - 2♦
2♠ - 3♦ - 3♥ - 4♦
4♥ - 5♦ - ???

(1) 15+ HCP, artificial and forcing. If balanced then 17+.
(2) 5+♣ and 5-8 hcp.

The rest of the auction is natural. What would you do over 5♦?
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Posted 2008-February-17, 19:26

I misread this auction ... twice.

I think i have it now.

5♥ seems normal I have plenty of extra distribution.
Wayne Burrows

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Posted 2008-February-17, 19:30

I would pass and pass a X.
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Posted 2008-February-17, 21:13

Double: I have shown 5-8, 5+C, 5+H. Now X shows a DT. Partner has my all.
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Posted 2008-February-18, 12:42

Jlall, on Feb 18 2008, 02:30 AM, said:

I would pass and pass a X.

So would I.
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Posted 2008-February-19, 15:32

pass, pass a X

Closer to doubling directly than bidding 5♥.
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Posted 2008-February-19, 15:42

For those curious, I held the hand given in the poll. As the majority did, I chose to pass and then pass when partner doubled.

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I lead the spade ten against 5♦X, and partner took the ace. At this point he was not sure whether I had lead from singleton or doubleton, and chose to cash a top heart in order to get a signal. Unfortunately this was the end of the defense.

The play in 5♥ is complex because of the 4-0 trump break.
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Posted 2008-February-19, 17:34

He really should have expected 6-5 from this bidding.
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