[TimG]

MP, n/n, you hold ♠Axx ♥KT98xxx ♦AT9 ♣--, 1♣ on your right. This is probably something of a style question, but I'm curious: 1♥ or 4♥ or something else?

[TylerE]

Mark me for 1♥. 2♥ if playing intermediate jumps. Can tolerate treating this as a takeout double too. We might very well belong in ♦ or ♠.

[NickRW]

I tend to agree with the other posters. If playing intermediate jumps 2♥ is a good choice. 4♥ is not my idea of a good call as you have defensive prospects and not exactly huge playing strenght in your suit. If not playing intermediate jumps, then I wouldn't beat my partner over the head if they doubled, but 1♥ seems better with a decent long suit. Doubling then bidding a suit normally shows a hand somewhat better than this.

Nick

[jtfanclub]

Looks like a 1♥ to me.

I play "power doubles", but this doesn't qualify.

[neilkaz]

1♥ clearly. We hold two aces, have not that good a 7 carder so I ask anyone contemplating 4♥ what are you preempting against ?

4♥ deserve to miss a laydown slam here. If you may belong in a pointed suit, pd can introduce one with a fair hand after 1♥

1♥

[jdonn]

I've been bidding 4 a lot more than I used to on these 1 or 4 problems, but this really seems like an obvious 1. We will make a great dummy in several suits, and have very good defense.

[P_Marlowe]

1H.

The suit quality is terrible, if we can make
4H partner will move.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[inquiry]

4♥ would never even occur to me as a possible bid with this hand.

[cherdano]

Count me in among the 1♥ bidders. I would like to add that I also prefer it to a 2♥ intermediate jump overcall, even if that is available.

[655321]

Agree with cherdano

[pclayton]

1H opposite a unpassed pard, but I like 4 if pard has passed. We will frequently make 10 tricks opposite a scattered 7 count.

[andy_h]

1H for me. 4H seems a bit heavy and wouldn't occur to me.

[han]

Agree with cherdano.

[effervesce]

1♥ - the hand can play in 3 suits.