Playing matchpoints. You are vulnerable and the Opponents are not vulnerable.
Here is your hand:
♠KQ76432
♥63
♦76
♣65
Your Partner is Dealer and opens the bidding 1
♥. The Opponents are silent during the auction. You decide to respond 1♠. Your Partner rebids 2
♥. They should have a six card suit for that.
What is your call?
Show Answer
2♠
You do have a ♥ fit -- this is true.
However just how many tricks will your hand take if ♥ are trump?
Not many. One at the very, very most.
How many tricks will your hand take if ♠ are trump?
Quite a few more. You can now use Partner's high cards to stop losers in your other suits.
You can take 10 tricks if ♠ are trump. (You will never bid the game though.)
You can take nine tricks only with ♥ as trump. Partner has to lose two ♥ tricks if ♥ are trump. Only one if ♠ are trump.
With a weak hand and a long suit prefer to play in YOUR suit rather than Partner's.
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