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5 over 5?

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Posted 2011-January-07, 14:26

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Posted 2011-January-07, 14:33

No I pass, otherwise I shouldn't have bid 4♠...
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Posted 2011-January-07, 14:52

View PostGerben42, on 2011-January-07, 14:33, said:

No I pass, otherwise I shouldn't have bid 4♠...


Not sure I understand...meaning you would have jumped to 5♠ right away or not at all? I don't get that; seems like you would be throwing away points in those non-rare situations where they wouldn't push to 5♦ and our limit is 4.
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Posted 2011-January-07, 14:59

Pass, I'm not certain we can make 5♠ and partner is saying we should set 5♦
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Posted 2011-January-07, 15:19

You should pass. Your hand is not at all off centre for what partner will expect for a 4!s bid. This is not a FP situation so partner has made a penatly double opposite a hand that could be substantially weaker in defence. It would be normal to bid 4!s on a hand like KJxxx xxx - QJxxx, with an ace you are not at all uncomfortable defending 5!d x.

If your partner thinks you should have had more values/pulled this, then he might like to reflect that you have denied probably as many as 10 HCP by failing to bid either 3d or 2N earlier. You have shown a high odr raise to 4!s, and that is what you have.
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