Burnham Bridge Club
Competitive Bidding at Pairs
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How Are We Doing?  Example 3A
♠  Q J 10 7 6 4 2
♥  5 2
♦  A J
♣  9 5
♠ 
♥
♦ 
♣
♠ 
♥ 
♦ 
♣
 W        N        E        S
                       P        P
1♥         P      4♥        ?
♠ 
♥ 
♦ 
♣
Dealer: East  Love all
1NT = 12-14
Of course, events might have follows a different course. EW have found what looks like a good contract, and a 3♠ opening pre-empt might have kept West quiet. So now, the answer to How are we doing? is rather different, and our best chance of salvaging some match-points is to bid 4♠.