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[mczen]

White vs. red, imps
A63  8  K963  AKQJ6

LHO opens 4D (asking for keycards in diamonds).

Pard overcalls 4S.

RHO doubles, showing zero keys.

You pass [do you?!]

LHO bids 5H, to play.

Pass, pass.

Your call.

Comments

[csg87]

Jesus saves.

[mczen]

So you assume that pard was saving with 4S?

[csg87]

I don't really know what partner was doing but 5S has a lot of play to make, and 5H might make some of the times that 5S is down.

my call

[anonymous]

5S -- pard can use my clubs to pitch red-suit losers, and all that;s needed to make is A, Q, or singleton Diamond in pard's hand. I have zero red-suit winners and thus don't feel a favorite to beat them more than one in 5H*.

-- Kevin

[agh]

It's possible that LHO was psyching, hoping to hear a 4H response from RHO which she would pass. In that case, partner's 4S might have been a real bid and we might have a slam.
If LHO wasn't psyching, it's a bit more likely that 4S was just a lead-director... KQxxx of spades and out.
I wonder if opener has something like
x
AKQJxxxx
AQx
x

In that case I can X and hope he can't get to the board to finesse in diamonds and will go down 2 for +500, whereas I'm doomed in 5S on a diamond lead or 6C on a red-suit lead.

In any case, I'll X and hope that 4H was a more usual spot.

[mczen]

You totally nailed his hand. This was the famous fabulous fearless and flamboyant Richard Helams, Jr., last night on BBO. I bid to the wrongsided 5S, but a heart came out-- making 5.