31st May – Board 9: East/West Vul. Dealer North.
The key to good bidding is
to keep everything under control and to make sure every bid paints a more
accurate picture of the hand held. Both East and West were often guilty of
forsaking that principle on the hand shown below, but in fact the auction
should be fairly straightforward.
West has no good reason not to support clubs at his second turn and East has a close decision as to whether to bid on or not. I think 3
♥ is correct however, showing as it does six hearts and four clubs and a better than minimum hand. West might pass or might bid 4
♣, both making contracts as it happens, but at least the fairly hopeless 3NT is avoided. (In fact 4
♥ is a make with the fortunate position of the hearts, but how embarrassing would it be to bid and make that!)
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