What should I bid? (January 2018)
The best submission for January came from Deana Wilson . She wins a voucher of $30 funded by TBIB, toward any purchase made at the Bridge Shop or Paul Lavings Bridge Books.
South Dealer, nil VUL
| Nil Vul
S Dealer |
♠ ♥ A J 6 4 3 ♦ J 3 ♣ A Q 10 9 4 2 |
|
| ♠ A Q 10 8 7 4 ♥ K 7 ♦ K 10 7 6 2 ♣ |
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♠ K J 9 6 ♥ 8 5 2 ♦ Q 9 8 5 4 ♣ K |
|
♠ 5 3 2 ♥ Q 10 9 ♦ A ♣ J 8 7 6 5 3 |
| West | North | East | South |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pass | |||
| 1♠ | 2♣ | 3♠ | 5♣ |
| 5♠ | Pass | Pass | 6♣ |
| Pass | Pass | X | All Pass |
(1) Should West bid 5♠ over 5♣?
(2) Should East double 6♣?
Hi Deana,
There are some interesting points on this hand.
– I prefer making a Michaels Cuebid with the North’s hand; especially when the opponents have opened 1♠ and holding a void, I expect the auction to get quite competitive and thus I would want to show the 5-5+ nature of my hand straight away.
– Over South’s 5♣, perhaps West can help the high level auction by bidding 5♦, but otherwise the highly distributional nature of the hand definitely warrants a 5♠ bid.
– South did very well to bid 6♣.
– East definitely should not double 6♣ – as West couldn’t double 6♣, that makes East’s hand less attractive to double as he doesn’t have any defensive tricks. It will likely also tell the position of the CK if NS have an 11-card fit and clubs are 1-1.
Kind regards,
Andy
