Much Better



25th April – Board 7: Game All. Dealer South.
Having seen a hand where you definitely should not preempt we now see one where you definitely should.


North:
S Q J 2
H 9 6
D K 8 5 2
C J 8 7 5

West:
S A K 7 5 3
H K 5 2
D J
C K 9 6 4

East:
S 8 6
H 10
D A Q 10 9 7 6 3
C A Q 10

South:
S 10 9 4
H A Q J 8 7 4 3
D 4
C 3 2


  West
 North
  East
  South
     
   
    
    3H
      3S
    No
     4S
   End

Here the suit is virtually self-supporting making the preempt a good bet and while West might come in with 3S it is by no means certain. Of course if he doesn’t I dare say East will be there with a 4D call and now West can introduce his major. Maybe the preempt has not had a devastating effect but it has made life difficult while at the same time being relatively safe. That makes it a good bid in my book.

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