JEC 10/12 Board 2

[jillybean]

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1♠ = 4+. should anyone do any more?

[mike777]

yes ..but tough but again vs these guys yes.

we have a source of tricks...diamonds.

 

 

4s

 

btw all of these deals are really hard, really tough.

[awm]

This is a disadvantage to playing 1♠=4+ instead of 1♠=5+; I think if 1♠ showed five it would be a fairly clear-cut (although not without risk) bid of 4♠. Hopefully your treatment of 1♠=4+ will show compensating gains on other deals, although given that you don't play a strong club system you might want to reconsider the method (there are a lot more "problem hands" opposite a potentially short diamond).

[jillybean]

I agree, our 1S showing 4+ was to blame here and your comments have given me more to think about. This is the first hand I have seen this problem and until now have thought the advantage of 1S=4 and the information that double denying 4 spades carries has been very beneficial/

[PhilKing]

I think South should double 4♥ for take-out. Pass is not terrible though, but this is the kind of auction where stretching a bit can work in more than one way, and is rarely a disaster.