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At this weeks club game my partner and I bid to this 4s contract My partner held : ♠ AQJ9 ♥J97xx ♦Ax ♣Qx And I held----- ♠ 7652 ♥Qx ♦KQxx ♣Axx LHO led a low diamond-- My question--What would be your first instinct with this hand? What line would you choose? and how would your approach change after you realize LHO has K108x is spades? best, eli

Lebensohl would have been beneficial in this position. I felt stuck and even if my p had a heart stopper---3nt wasn't guaranteed. And it seemed reasonably likely that LHO could have 10-11 Post mortem, I concluded that I should have bid 3s(my partner wouldn't have known what to do with 3h) if he had 3 spades he would raise which might make and if he had a decent hand and heart stopper he could have bid 3nt. thanks for the help.

At last nights club game--- I'm sitting N and and LHO opens the bidding and passes I have AKQx xxx AKxx A10 p-p-2H-x p-3c-p-? What should I bid? And what do you expect from your p? I passed at the table and unfortunately my p had xx Ax xxx KJxxxx making 6. What would you have bid as south?