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4♠, 5♣, pass, or even double... What will you choose?

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Playing a robot tournament on BBO this week, I was stumped by both how to bid this hand and also whether the hand's results demonstrated what the correct auction or not. As a learner, I find this uncertainty to be one of the biggest challenges I face most times I play. Luckily, India was just a call away...

With 13 hcp and a 6-card club suit, we open 1♣. West overcalls 2♥, Partner doubles, and East jumps to game with 4♥. We are faced with a tricky choice now! What are our options?

Leave a comment on the Youtube page to let us know your choice: https://youtu.be/RbXqwWlTUM8

Many thanks to India for joining us for this wild hand. Her advice in thinking through our options is helpful as is her guidance as we play the hand. And how do we know if our results prove whether we made the 'right' choice or if it just came down to luck? India gives us a helpful method for evaluating at the end of the hand if we ended up in a good contract.

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