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The suit to bid is clear... ...but what level?

Poll: The suit to bid is clear... (20 member(s) have cast votes)

Your call?

  1. 1H (10 votes [50.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 50.00%

  2. 4H (10 votes [50.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 50.00%

  3. Other (please specify) (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#1 User is offline   bd71 

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Posted 2012-September-09, 10:47



Macthpoints.

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Posted 2012-September-09, 11:39

I bid 1H since it is very harder to say whom final contract belong to .
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Posted 2012-September-09, 20:52

1♥ followed by 4♥ shows my defensive values and suit length. The downside is this might get the opponents to a spade fit. That risk seems small as ♠ haven't shown up in the first 4 calls...so let's believe they ar 4-4-4-1 around the table...
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Posted 2012-September-09, 23:13

1♥ for me
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Posted 2012-September-10, 03:23

1♥ because of the poor suit quality, with ♥AQJ I´d bid 4♥
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Posted 2012-September-10, 03:51

I bid 1♥ because I doubt I can make 4 if partner can't support me somehow, and there's still a good chance I can buy the contract for less and get a plus.
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Posted 2012-September-10, 04:24

I bid 4 ♥, despite the fact that strength and suit quality screams 1 ♥. But after 1 ♥ they have much too much space to find out about the spade and club situation.
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Posted 2012-September-10, 09:17

I bid 4H.

I don't feel like there are technical reasons for this bid, but its good to make opponents guess. South with five spades and a ten count may not want to risk bidding 4S, especially without diamond support. North with a minimum 4153 might not want to come back to the party opposite a passed hand. Lots of good things can happen when you make the opponents guess. Especially when the opponents have not yet discovered a fit.
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