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#1 User is online   akwoo 

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Posted 2026-October-27, 23:01



Teams (IMPs). Back to you as West. How high?
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Posted Yesterday, 01:10

4H
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Posted Yesterday, 01:38

Either 3 or 4 could be correct given 2♥ is merely competitive.
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Posted Yesterday, 02:06

4♥ - although 2♥ is competitive it will normally be a five-card suit as you have not guaranteed four hearts. Partner is unlikely to have wasted club values.
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Posted Yesterday, 03:24

4H

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Posted Yesterday, 08:57

If partner was a UPH I would bid 4♣ but 4♥ is enough here.
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Posted Yesterday, 09:15

 jillybean, on 2026-October-28, 08:57, said:

If partner was a UPH I would bid 4♣ but 4♥ is enough here.

Not sure the initial pass is relevant here. Facing a partner who could only produce a potentially stretched 2H, slam is not in the picture. Partner rates to have around 6-9, with 4 H, or 5-7 with 5.

The issue is that with a non min X and 4 hearts, we would usually bid 3 in this context where opener added one more for the road.

What would X be? It would be nice to say it is a choice between 3 and 4, but it could be a 15 count with only 3 heats (4342 or 4351).

Red at IMPs we can take our chances but I do not think the success rate will be above the min threshold to bid red games (around 40% if i remember correctly).
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Posted Yesterday, 10:28

agree
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Posted Yesterday, 12:08

View Postjillybean, on 2026-October-28, 08:57, said:

If partner was a UPH I would bid 4♣ ….

Why? To be precise, what kind of hand does partner have? Try constructing a few hands, avoiding magic fits, where slam is good after partner makes a non jump 2H bid. Here’s a hint: his hand will be the same whether he has previously passed or not. If you think this hand has slam possibilities opposite 2 H by an unpassed hand, explain why it doesn’t have slam possibilities when partner has passed.
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Posted Yesterday, 15:09

Yep, my comment wwas withdrawn
“It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.”
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