Playing matchpoints. You are not vulnerable and the Opponents are vulnerable.
Here is your hand:
♠J
♥J63
♦J
♣KQJT9875
Partner is Dealer and "Passes". Your RHO (Right Hand Opponent) opens the bidding 1
♦. What is your call? (Look at the colours before you decide.)
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How about 5♣? Put MAXIMUM pressure on the Opponents.
If you bid a wussy 4♣ how happy are you going to bid if they bid 4♠ and Partner cannot "Double"? Are you really going to defend against 4♠?
Hopefully not. You'll either have to bid 5♣ or be extremely unhappy you are playing in ♠.
So since you are probably going to bid 5♣ anyhow put maximum pressure on the Opponents and bid 5♣ right away -- before they figure out what major suit they want to play in.
If you did bid 5♣ right away you probably got Doubled and went down 3 tricks. This gave the Opponents 500 points.
If you bid a wussy 4♣ guess what? The Opponents bid 4♠. They took 12 tricks in 4♠. That gave them 680 points.
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