9th June – Board 26: Game All. Dealer East.
The value of high-level preemption which forces the opposition into making a decision rather sooner than perhaps they would want is admirably demonstrated on the hand shown below.
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West
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North
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East
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South
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1H
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No
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2D
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4S
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Dbl
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No
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??
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You would think the bidding would start like this at most tables, when the spotlight falls on West. Should he stand the double and hope for a suitable reward or bid 5C? If 5C is making then 4S has to fail by three tricks to make passing the right decision. Of course 5C is the right bid as it happens but for the wrong reason, as 4S will surely make as long as declarer engineers a heart ruff in dummy. 5C will probably drift two off but even if doubled that would show a marked improvement on letting the opposition make game. What do I think? Well I have sympathy for whatever action might be taken; sitting on the fence has always been one of my strong points.
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