Posted 2006-April-15, 04:36
EricK, on Apr 15 2006, 09:44 AM, said:
I don't think much of 1♠. RHO is likely to have spade length so even if we have a ♠ fit (which isn't all that likely) a ♠ contract might not play very well.
I reckon I would have bid 1S.
The double does not promise 4xS
If doubler has 4xS it does not prevent us from having a 4-4 S fit.
If we end up in Spades (presumably only when the fit is adequate) we will know who to play for the opposing Spade length, which will somewhat offset the disadvantage of the likely bad break.
We have a Diamond fit to fall back on if we don't have an adequate Spade fit.
If we have a Spade fit and I don't bid 1S at this opportunity there is a fair chance of the fit going missing. Partner will not thank me for that.
To my mind the bidding was fairly normal. There were a few bids that were marginal but excusable. I reckon the leap to 4S takes the blame, if North is under pressure to support with 3 cards
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