| Hand of the Week |
At two tables, the auction went:
| W |
N |
E |
S |
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1♣ |
| 1♦ |
2♣ |
2♦ |
3♣ |
| 3♦ |
4♣ |
4♦ |
5♣ |
| P |
P |
P |
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One table made 5♣ . One table went down 1 trick.
At another table:
| W |
N |
E |
S |
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1♣ |
| 1♦ |
3♣ |
3♦ |
4♣ |
| 4♦ |
5♣ |
5♦ |
Double
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| P |
P |
P |
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E/W went down 2 tricks.
At the last table, the bidding went all the way to 6 clubs. N/S went down 1 trick.
Now the question is: How high should North bid the first time around? as Alfred Sheinwold said in his Five Weeks to Winning Bridge, "If you are going to pre-empt, pre-empt to the max in one bid."
As the Preacher said, "If any one objects, speak now or forever hold your peace."
North should bid 5 clubs and then forever hold his peace. After the 5 club, would East then bid 5 diamonds, vulnerable with only 9 points?
Remember if you are going to pre-empt, go all out in the one bid! Make the opponents bid at a high level. Take up all the bidding room in one bid. I hope all of you thought this hand as interesting as I did!
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