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First bid at the five level.


Elianna

RHO is dealer, opens 5D. What do you bid?  

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  1. 1. RHO is dealer, opens 5D. What do you bid?

    • pass
      7
    • dbl (penalty)
      1
    • 5S
      16
    • Something else
      0


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5

 

This is more or less a random situation, but I'd rather get my zero being aggressive than my average minus being passive. After all, aggression may get me a top, and (over the long run) makes one a tougher opponent.

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Very tough problem - but acting at the 5 level rates to be with a marginal hand.

 

There's a couple of conflicting bromides here: 1) The hand short in the preemptor's suit acts first versus 2) The 5 level belongs to the opponents.

 

One of the main problems with 5 is that if pard has the type of hand you need to make 5, partner is probably bidding 6, even moreso since LHO may dive in 6 with the appropriate hand.

 

At other tables, RHO may open with a lesser preempt. This hand has a routine 4 call and can control the auction. Is making 4 100%? Far from it, but its still a routine call.

 

So I have to guess here and I'm guessing to let them play and stay fixed.

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