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4H overcall?
CC wrote: We are playing duplicate. Both sides vulnerable
East is the dealer and opens 1S. South’s hand is H AK8652 D AK6 C KT95 and bids 4H. Is this a legitimate bid?
Rationale for the bid was East should have 13 or more points to open therefore North South probably can’t make a slam. Four Hearts is probably a good contract and why not bid it immediately and interfere with the opponents' bidding.
Derrick replied: Yes, bidding 4H could succeed in disrupting your opponents, but a better description would be to start with a double, planning to bid hearts next round to show a hand too strong to overcall.
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