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the full hand
KQ76
3
Q7
AJ10752
1042 3
AKJ75 109842
K953 J42
3 Q984
AJ985
Q6
A1086
K6
What do you bid?
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Posted 2013-February-01, 11:18
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Posted 2013-February-01, 16:26
Antrax, on 2013-February-01, 11:49, said:
Thank you.
ok, so what if the singletons in the east and west hands were swapped? What if the rho had the stiff club and the lho had the stiff spade? Can you make 5 spades without giving up on trying for 6? I know you could lead up to the q of diamonds at trick 2 or 3 (after pulling 1 spade), but this loses the possibility of 6.
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Posted 2013-February-01, 16:45
mikeh, on 2013-February-01, 10:41, said:
I think the interesting question is what would we have North do with 3=1=3=6, same honours, over a double.
I'd have him bid 5♣. When the opponents have enough shape to jump around like this we don't want to play in a 4-3 fit.
It's not awful to reach 5♣ with those hands. The auction doesn't partiularly suggest a diamond lead, and if East leads a heart we can play the queen to put West on lead. Even on a diamond lead, the clubs may come in.
... that would still not be conclusive proof, before someone wants to explain that to me as well as if I was a 5 year-old. - gwnn