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#1 User is offline   lisengerg 

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Posted 2010-October-01, 07:14

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(1♠) X (2♠ 3♥
(4♠) X (P) 5♥

Should I bid 4♥ at my first turn? What hand do I need to pull partner's X?

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Posted 2010-October-04, 16:46

Partner doubles and you have a singleton ♠. This can mean one of two things:

1. Partner is very strong (18+) or
2. Opponents have a 10-card fit

Even with #1, partner will stretch to not Dbl with a singleton ♥. So I think a direct 4♥ is a good bid, although I can understand 3♥.

Partner's second dbl confirms it was #1, which means I should probably pass unless I have a really weird hand. I always ask myself here: If partner had 4 Aces, would he want me to pass? Here, the answer is yes (both 5♥ and 4♠ will likely fail opposite 4 Aces). With 1714 or so the answer is no so I should bid.
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