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Consider the auction (All V, MP, LHO dealer):

1 - Dbl* - 1NT - pass

2 - 2 - 4 - Dbl**

pass - 4 - 5 - pass

pass - Dbl - pass - ?

 

(* = 15+HCP any distribution)

(** = is considered takeout with some values, which partner may convert to penalty)

 

You hold:

[hv=v=b&s=sjxxxhaxxxdxcxxxx]133|100|Scoring: MP[/hv]

 

What's your bid?

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Well, we are likely to set this at least one. However, how confident am I that pard knows that the 4 bid was a cue in support of s?

 

Is it possible for pard to hold only 5? Does the 4 free bid (no pun intended :)) set up a FP situation? Bidding 5 could work, but my ODR isn't that good -- the stiff isn't likely to help too much because pard can't have too much length and the four junk s are a huge liability.

 

In the balance, now that I have trapped myself, P seems to be the best option.

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