Playing matchpoints. Both you and the Opponents are vulnerable. You and your Partner are playing SAYC (Standard American Yellow Card) so nothing fancy.
Here is your hand:
♠J76
♥K75
♦AQ86
♣874
Partner opens the bidding 1♣. Your RHO (Right Hand Opponent) overcalls 1♠. What is your call?
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It's a tough one. I don't think you have a bid. "Pass" is your best call.
Now of course you do have ten points so you can bid at the two level but what will you bid? You are supposed to have a five card suit now to bid 2♦.
Plus bidding 2♦ forces the partnership to at least 2NT. That's if Partner has a stopper in the Opponent's suit. Which they may not.
If Partner has no stopper you are at the three level at least.
With maybe no fit.
Hmmm.
All this can be avoided if you just "Pass" right now. If Partner is strong they can bid again. Then you can go crazy.
In this case your RHO gets to play in 1♠. No one else can take a bid!
They take eight tricks for 110 points to them.
If you bid 2♦ (because what else could you bid???) your Partner will raise you with only three ♦. (They are allowed to and they have nothing else to say -- they have no ♠ stopper!) You panic and "Pass" but you are at least two levels too high. You go down two (if you play it well) and that gives the Opponents 200 points. Not so good.
I just really hate that balanced hand.
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