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At the table East, a strong player and normally a very reliable bidder, bid an uncharacteristically lazy 5. At the time I wondered why he hadn't bid 4, but it was only when I polled some real bidders and they responded with "Yawn, 3, yawn. What's the problem?", that I thought yes, keep it simple, stupid. You can see what might well happen over 3. Partner will either jump to 5 on the basis that his seven count has become huge, or he will raise to 4 to suggest an alternative trump suit. In both cases 6 should become the contract.
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