Houston Chronicle

LEAD WITH THE ACES

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ANSWER: A constructi­ve raise to two hearts is likely to send you overboard. A response of one spade, followed by preference to hearts, sounds like only a doubleton in support — even if the overall strength of this hand makes it a fair choice. A forcing no-trump may work well here, and yes, a pessimisti­c pass is also in the running. Facing a first- or second-chair opener, I would bid to make life harder for the opponents.

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