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Sandwich You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?

Poll: Well, do you, Punk? (39 member(s) have cast votes)

After Opponents bid 1C - 1H, Do you overcall 1N?

  1. Yes (6 votes [15.38%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 15.38%

  2. No (33 votes [84.62%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 84.62%

After Opponents bid 1C - 1H - 1S - 1N - 3H - 4H, Do you double?

  1. Yes (27 votes [69.23%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 69.23%

  2. No (12 votes [30.77%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 30.77%

After the auction above, what do you lead?

  1. SQ (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  2. HA (22 votes [56.41%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 56.41%

  3. DK (13 votes [33.33%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 33.33%

  4. CQ (1 votes [2.56%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 2.56%

  5. Other (3 votes [7.69%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 7.69%

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Posted 2019-June-11, 15:32

The question is not "Can you beat 4h?", you know you can beat it. The real question is, "Can they make 5c if I tell them where everything is?". Pass 4h.
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Posted 2019-June-12, 05:59

View PostHardVector, on 2019-June-11, 15:32, said:

The question is not "Can you beat 4h?", you know you can beat it. The real question is, "Can they make 5c if I tell them where everything is?". Pass 4h.


Opener doesn't know if there's a ♣ fit or not, so bidding 5 ♣ is a shot. Responder could just as easily have ♠ xxx ♥ J9xxx ♦ AJxx ♣ x and 5 ♣ x is no bargain. Of course, with opener showing ♦ shortness and responder likely short in ♠, opening leader might also just find a ♣ opening lead.

5 ♣x might be a lucky make, but it might also be going down several tricks more than 4 ♥x. 5 ♣ requires making one trick more than 4 ♥. Had responder shown a ♣ fit, then doubling 4 ♥ might encourage bidding to a 5 ♣ contract. But without any apparent club fit, bidding 5 ♣ can turn a bad IMP board into an IMP disaster.
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