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I am pleased to see that there is no consensus here.
I held this hand at the table. In slam auctions I like to construct potential hands for partner, so it was annoying when I came up with hands where we were making 13 tricks and other hands where even 5♠ was not safe.
If you do move, there is also the question as to what partner will expect 5♣/5♦/5♠ to mean here.
Eventually I decided to bid 5♣. Partner, holding ♠KJ53 ♥A7 ♦7 ♣KQJ843, now drove to slam.
6♠ is not a great contract on the bidding, but all was well in the end as the 4♥ bidder was 2722 with ♠AQ doubleton.
Your call over 4S? 1C-P-1S-4H-4S-P-?
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Posted 2012-October-04, 14:37
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Posted 2012-October-06, 07:41
I would pass. If you want to bid, I don't understand bidding anything other than 5♠. IMO this is a slam invitation without a heart control (invite rather than command since partner's range is so wide).
Of course, if partner has a heart void I will look silly.
Of course, if partner has a heart void I will look silly.
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