Hand Evaluation

[Fluffy]

As for Fluffy, whose partner can't have 5 diamonds, all I can say is 'wow'. While freaks are rare, why not allow oneself at least a chance of showing one's shape?

 

x void Axxxx AKJxxxx... you really mean you HAVE to open 1♦??

7-5 creates the problems, but 7-5 hardly ever plays very well in the 5 suit anyway, unless partner bids it himself. I just treat those hands as 4-6 ot 4-7 depending on the texture.

 

My partner sometimes bids them as a 6-5 the same way most of you do, but takes more rounds of rebidding the suit to convince me.

[Halo]

5C

 

It's surely not down to me to move to slam with this hand. If partner got enough controls to go with his shape, he'll bid it.

[rogerclee]

Okay, like everyone else, I 5♣'d at the table, though it was not nearly as cold as everyone thinks it should be; partner was 3046. Maybe partner's hand wasn't good enough to bid this way.

[ArtK78]

I agree that this is a 5♣ bid.

 

Recently, in an ACBL IMP pairs game on BBO, I saw someone rebid 4♦ vul against not holding 0-3-4-6 after opening 1♣ and hearing the auction go 1♠ - P - 3♠. His partner had to take a preference to 5♣, and this was cold when a finesse worked. Opener's hand in that instance was not nearly as strong as one might think:

 

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Qxx

KQxx

AKxxxx

 

He found partner with the ♥A, ♦JT and four small clubs. When the ♥K was onside, 5♣ claimed.

 

Inspired lunacy.

[Cascade]

Okay, like everyone else, I 5♣'d at the table, though it was not nearly as cold as everyone thinks it should be; partner was 3046. Maybe partner's hand wasn't good enough to bid this way.

We would bid 2NT with that hand and double with strong balanced hands that wanted to bid and strong more normal takeout hands say 4=5 in the minors.