Will you be disturbed by the adverse bidding? by Bobby Wolff

A: 4♥: You might not feel your hand is worth a bid of four hearts, but I encourage you to make that call. The opponents may or may not make three spades, but your spade king is likely to pull its weight, and you have enough fit and high cards for four hearts to be in the picture. Don't be pushed around by your opponents here.


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A: 3♣: Whether the opponents have intervened -- with a bid or a double -- or stayed silent, responder's jumps at his second turn are invitational. Your singleton heart is not a bad holding given your fourth trump, and partner must have shape or he would have passed the double. So you are worth a jump to three clubs now.


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A: Double: Your partner's redouble was for blood, tending to deny heart support (and he would surely have raised hearts if he did have anything in that suit). Double three clubs, expecting that declarer will have very few tricks on repeated trump leads -- or that you can get spade ruffs after a heart lead.

Your result so far:

A: 4♣: Your partner has suggested a hand with more values than a direct jump to three clubs, so you have too much to pass now. Since he clearly does not have a diamond stopper (or he would bid no-trump himself), you do not want to suggest no-trump. (A three-diamond call might show jack-third or an equivalent half-stopper.) It feels best to raise to four clubs; if partner passes, you won't have missed game.


Your result so far:

A: 3♦: Partner has shown 18-19 points, but he may have only one spade stopper. I'm not sure if three clubs by me would be forcing, and I'd be unhappy about raising to three no-trump directly. It feels better to try three diamonds, bidding the opponents' suit in which you have values. You can bid three spades over a three-heart call from your partner, giving him one more chance to play no-trump.


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