What is partner's hand?

[PhilG007]

The interesting thing is whether you think 4♠ will make.

 

In teams you have to constantly think what will be bid at the

other table. 4♠ may be an overbid but I would rather overbid

than underbid.

[manudude03]

The hand you gave is a 13 count, given we have 11, one opponent has opened and the other has shown 9+, something doesn't add up there. True, they might have psyched, but with the hand you gave, I'm more worried that 7 is making than going down in 4.

 

I think I bid 4S, more as a semi-preemptive bid than anything else, despite what I said above, I do think there's something fishy going on though, aren't the opponents in a GF here?

[ArtK78]

I can't imagine that 4♠ would make opposite my hand and partner would not have bid it already. I pass 3♠.

[jogs]

I would bid 4♠ partners hand would be something like :-

 

♠AKxx

♥A10xx

♦-

♣Qxxxx

The decision to bid 4♠ is a close one. But tournament bridge is not for timid souls(!)

 

How can pard's hand be this strong? One opponent opened. The other opponent XX. They have more than 16 points with 12 trumps. They are a favorite to hold the balance of strength. Pard has probably only 6 or 7 points.

[Finch]

Redouble on a weak hand with a big fit is a well-known psyche so the construction is quite possible on points.

But partner would obviously do more than just bid 3S on the suggested powerhouse - that is a game force opposite a t/o double and that hasn't changed.

[rmnka447]

The redouble should show values, so the opponents probably have at least half the points in the deck. So this looks like a partscore hand minus any extraordinary distribution. I pass 3 ♠.

 

Double looks right on the hand given. Overcalling with that shambolic ♠ suit invites numbers when the opponents have a stack and more than the balance.

 

Pard may be competing with an eye to making and/or driving them up one more level.