[shevek]

Scoring: IMP

They bid 1♠ - 4♠ for 10 tricks. Dummy had a stiff heart.

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[Echognome]

Personally I think this is easier to post as a bidding problem on the West hand. I don't think East has a call at either turn. I suspect I'd take the chance of bidding 5♥, but it's harder to be unbiased knowing both hands.

[rogerclee]

Seems normal to me.

[jdonn]

Certainly east is normal. Probably west is normal. The hand biases me a little but I still think he should pass.

[Edmunte1]

You've been shut off from biding, it's normal. West doesn't have enough offensive tricks to enter the bidding at trick 5.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

#East: The alternative to Pass is 3C, which would be highly
agressive, given the vulnerability (equal), you may well
say hyper agressive.
So Pass is normal and the sane action.

#West: I am pretty sure, I would have passed without much
considerations.
Again: Bidding 5H with this hand will given than on avg. at
least 300, and 500 / 800 are in the picture, so the gain
vs. 420 wont be huge, but you may loose much.
Besides you have 2-3 tricks against the contract, partmer
may well have 1-2 or, giving you a fair chance of beating the
contract.
So pass is also normal and the sane action.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[pclayton]

You'd get some minority votes for double with West. I've seen Justin suggest x on similar hands. He is right a scary amount of the time.

Of course this is a normal result. Preempts work (again).

[Benoit35]

If opponents are vulnerable I as West will try 5♥, hoping for a trick from partner. Otherwise I shut up.