[ArtK78]

Swiss Teams, IMPs converted to victory points. NS vul, Dealer W.

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Your action?

[Free]

For me: Dbl > 4♦ > pass. But I wouldn't blame anyone for making any of these 3 calls.

[Fluffy]

with this honnors short going to ruff maybe 4M is not great on a 5-3 fit, but partner might not want to introduce a weak 6 carder over 4♦ so not sure if double or 4♦ is best. I would double at the table.

[han]

I'll bid my seven card suit, thank you.

[lesh]

I would bid 4♦. I dont mind a DBL, however, I am afraid to end in a 4-3 4♥, whereas 5♦ might be cold. But anyway with hands like this one just flip a coint and make your choice

[SteveMoe]

Double has several ways to win:
1) LHO might go overboard in raising ♣s
2) Partner might have a 5-card major
3) Partner has a 4-card major and the Moysian works
4) Partner has 4♦ (it can happen!)
5) Partner has a ♣ stack (yes, even under the ♣ bidder).

4♦ wins whenever partner can raise, or when 4 is the limit for our side. It loses whenever partner fails to bid a major or holds clubs. While we do have a 7-card suit, we won't find playable 4-3 fits in many instances.

Passing wins by allowing partner to offer a point of view, but loses whenever LHO has something to say, substance or not.

I'll double. For me it's not close.

[Lord Molyb]

Double is too risky, I think. 4♦ for me.

[Codo]

I would double, but just because I do not like to commit to 5 ♦ right now and because 4 ♦ would be non leaping michaels.
If 4 ♦ is natural, I would choose it without a long hesitation.

[wank]

it's still legal to play in 4M after showing your 7 card suit

[mcphee]

I will take the comfort of the over call thanks. When you get tapped on the get go it is nice to be able to get in later and take a few tricks after we have removed trumps. Over calling does not prevent partner from bidding a major to advance. On hands where partner is not able to bid after I step in, are the ones where this 7 bagger had better be trumps. If we double we will never be finding partner responding in diamonds with any 4D and a 4 major. Double also faces the risk of partner passing when I have not exactly the ideal hand for defense. Assume we double and catch partner with with a poor hand. He is bidding his J4th of H and not his Kxx in D. It is not impossible to find partner 4-4-3-2. If partner has some values and a 5 card major he can bid it over 4D.

[ArtK78]

Here is the hand:

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This was not a success.

Is partner's 6♦ call unreasonable?

[Codo]

Had the bidding gone any different opposite AQ6,KQ6,KT98642,-?

I like his gamble. You are a little shy in High cards for 4 diamonds, but you have to bid, he has too much for a lame 5 ♦ bid- bad luck.