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Easy pass. You are in imps, partner didnt double because he wanted 100 instead of 50.

 

Either hes expecting -2 (playing you for 1 trick and having 3 sure trick in his hand)

Or hes X to stop you from bidding 6H.

 

I would have bid 5H on the first turn because the chance of buying the hand at 4H are so slim.

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Partner's probably doubling on a diamond trick or two, and he's going to be very surprised when the 5 bidder doesn't have any diamonds!

 

Wouldn't you double on

 

xxx

AKxxx

AKx

Ax

 

?

 

That would make 7 without a diamond lead, but the opponents make 5 if the doubler is 4-1-4-4.

 

This is too much of a freak for me. I'm bidding on.

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At matchpoints this is much harder - 6 probably won't make and 5 probably won't make either. You just can't take this chance at IMPs though, especially at all white, where if you go down 1 doubled instead of setting them 1 doubled it's only lose 5. Give partner some hand like Qx AKQxxx x AQxx and both 5 and 6 are cold. This isn't even giving partner a fit in diamonds - if he has that, then both sides could be cold for 6-level bids. On a side note, you should bid at least 5 the first time - now if partner doubles he knows you have a real freak and you can sit.
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Partner needs THREE defensive tricks in his own hand to set. Looking at my hand, that would most likely be in the form of trump trick and two club tricks.

However: Partner's Kxx may be finessable, we may have no diamond tricks, and for partner to have AK clubs is not likely enough for me to pass.

 

In any case, the risk of a double game swing is too much. I bid 6. You may also be cold for slam (even grand). They may also bid 6 over 6.

 

If the saying goes six-five come alive, what's six-six?

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X means he doesn't want you to bid on, and you have no good reason to, so just pass.

6-6 is not a good reason?

 

I mean wow I would never consider passing this.

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