zdedo Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 [hv=pc=n&e=sht9762datckt8752&d=e&v=e&b=6&a=p1sd4s]133|200[/hv] Team matches IMPSWhat is your call as East? and why?Thank You Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo1201 Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 I’m not defending red vs green with 2 useful cards and a void. I am bidding 4NT which is 2-suits to play. It is possible that partner has a big hand with D but I’ll convert 5D to 5H. If partner is of course allowed to bid cheaply. If partner Xes 5S, I’ll probably sit for it. Same if he bids D and they bid 5S, I am Xing too. Partner should then guess that I either have C/H or too weak a hand to go to 6D. If partner bids 5C and they bid on, I am bidding 6. If partner bids 5H (big hand with H? You must be joking, man), 7H seems odds on. But I wonder how expensive 7S is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardVector Posted July 23, 2019 Report Share Posted July 23, 2019 My rule of thumb, is with offensive hands, bid. With defensive hands, defend. This is an offensive hand, so I want to bid. I don't like double, because partner may pass it. Bidding 5c or 5h is a guess, the way to remove the guess is to bid 4n. Most people treat this as some 2 suited takeout. Partner is supposed to bid the first suit they like. If partner bids 5c, I'll pass. If they bid 5d, then bid 5h. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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