The question is not "Can you beat 4h?", you know you can beat it. The real question is, "Can they make 5c if I tell them where everything is?". Pass 4h.
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Posted 2019-June-12, 05:59
HardVector, on 2019-June-11, 15:32, said:
The question is not "Can you beat 4h?", you know you can beat it. The real question is, "Can they make 5c if I tell them where everything is?". Pass 4h.
Opener doesn't know if there's a ♣ fit or not, so bidding 5 ♣ is a shot. Responder could just as easily have ♠ xxx ♥ J9xxx ♦ AJxx ♣ x and 5 ♣ x is no bargain. Of course, with opener showing ♦ shortness and responder likely short in ♠, opening leader might also just find a ♣ opening lead.
5 ♣x might be a lucky make, but it might also be going down several tricks more than 4 ♥x. 5 ♣ requires making one trick more than 4 ♥. Had responder shown a ♣ fit, then doubling 4 ♥ might encourage bidding to a 5 ♣ contract. But without any apparent club fit, bidding 5 ♣ can turn a bad IMP board into an IMP disaster.