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5-5 reds, game or not


Fluffy

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Pass. Since partner has spade values, we have two top losers in the minors quite likely, and then we need a lot of luck for the red suits to come in - e.g. if partner has xx Axx we need essentially hearts 3-3, or Q doubleton together with two diamonds. (If partner had Axxx or similar he could have bid more strongly with 3.)
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Partner could've tried 3NT or 3 over the 3 call. In fact it seems pretty normal to bid 3 on hands where you have something of a diamond fit but still want to be able to play in 3NT. For this reason, I think the 4 call should imply a really good diamond fit, such that game/slam in diamonds seems likely. If partner has Axxxx then we're basically cold for 5 regardless of the rest of partner's hand, and I don't think four small diamonds (and the inevitable values in the blacks) would be a good reason to bypass 3NT. I'm taking a shot at 5.
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