Just a standard bid

-----Another hand played by me in one of the Training matches at Turkish Youth Bridge Camp in Antalya, September 2007.

After a fast -800 board I was holding this hand at West::
♠ QJ9874---------------Vul-----:-All
♥ T9----------------------Dealer:-East
♦ KT7
♣A6
W------N------E------S

-----------------1♣----4♥

?

Now its my turn to bid. I was going to bid 4♠ in a hurry but hesitated for a while. If previous board was not -800 after my overcall I would immediately bid 4♠, but I knew that I should overcall again and after 10 sec conflict in my mind I bid 4♠. Waiting that left opponent gonna double immediately he seemed unwilling to bid and after about 1 min decided to double and All Pass. Partner has:
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♠ K632
♥ 2
♦ Q5
♣KQT843
-----I was surprised when I see the dummy. He had so much values for a passed hand and should have opened 1♣. Anyway it was a lay down 4♠.
-----Result: 4♠ dbl=. 790.
Lets look at the 4 hands and see the real life bidding.

-----------------♠AT--------Dealer-:-E
-----------------♥Q3--------Vul-----:-All
-----------------♦A9864
-----------------♣J972

♠QJ9874--------N-------♠K632
♥T9-----------W----E----♥2
♦KT7-------------S-------♦Q5
♣A6-----------------------♣KQT843
-----------------♠5
-----------------♥AKJ87654
-----------------♦J32
-----------------♣5
W------N------E------S
-----------------1♣----4♥
4♠-----5♥-----P------P
dbl---All Pass
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-----What I should emphasis on this deal is about bids of West and North.
West's 4♠ overcall may be thought as an overbid or defined as a
"Lion Heart Bridge Player's Bid" but it is actually a standard bid and should be accepted by everyone.
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-----North, instead of doubling 4♠ should bid 5♥ because he knows that they get 8 ♥ tricks and 2 aces, so 5♥ is down 1 and hard to beat 4♠ unless partner has short ♦. East's pass is "Forcing" and shows a desire to bid 5♠ but West dbl with his values.

Result: 5♥dbl -1. +200

1 down is good bridge

---- This hand was played by me in one of the Training matches at Turkish Youth Bridge Camp in Antalya, September 2007.

♠ KQ32----------Dealer : N
♥ AQT832-------Vul : E-W
♦ Q
♣ J3
-----I was holding my breath while waiting at the 4th seat at unfavorable Vul with this hand, and silence was broken with South's bidding 5♦. It is not one of hands that needs to be thought deeply, so I bid 5♥. Everyone at the table had prepared their bids after my overcall. North doubled immediately and All Pass.
W-----N-----E-----S
--------P-----P---- 5♦
5♥----dbl----All Pass
On ♦9 lead, I went 3 off. -800. All hands:

-----------------♠ JT4-------Dealer: N
-----------------♥ KJ94-----Vul: E-W-
-----------------♦ 96
-----------------♣ K742

♠ KQ32---------- N------♠ A975
♥ AQT832---W----E---♥ 7
♦ Q-----------------S------♦ 84
♣ J3------------------------♣ AT9865
-----------------♠ 86
---------------- ♥ 65
---------------- ♦ AKJT7532
---------------- ♣ Q
-----It was easy to see that we can easily make 5♠, but how we can reach that. While evaluating these hands after the match with our trainers I was thinking if I should dbl 5♦ rather than bidding 5♥. But this is wrong because a hand doubling 5♦ should have 2 cards ♦ as it is in below:
♠ KQ32
♥ AQT832
♦ Q6
♣ J
-----So, why we double 5♦ while holding 2 card ♦ but, overcalling while holding short ♦?. Answer lies in the logic of the playing at 5th level. It would be nonsense try to play at 5th level while losing 2 ♦. Even with this hand below it would be a good idea to dbl 5♦ rather than overcalling.
♠AKxx
♥AKJxxx
♦xx
♣A

-----Anyway, the reason why I have chosen this hand was evaluating North's dbl and East's pass.
Let's have a view from their sides, may be it would be much more easy to get the situation.

You have:

♠ JT4-----------Dealer-:-N-----------W-----N-----E-----S
♥ KJ94----------Vul----: E-W---------------P-----P---- 5♦
♦ 96-------------------------------------5♥-----?
♣ K742

After 2 Pass your partner opens 5♦ and right bids 5♥. It would be the last thing to double because you see that no way to make 5♦ and beyond that opponents can make everything except for 5♥. Do not give them another chance just Pass smoothly.

Now it's time to sit East.

♠ A975-------------Dealer---:-N--------- W-----N-----E-----S
♥ 7-------------------Vul-------: E-W--------------P-----P-----5♦
♦ 84-------------------------------------------5♥----dbl-----?
♣ AT9865

East can not risk passing to 5♥ because it would be so optimistic thinking that partner has solid ♥ that can play against singleton. What else to bid? Do you play rdbl to play? Better you should not. Rdbl means you are ready for black suits and happy end you reach wonderful 5♠ contract.

We are not done yet with East. Think that you are not in Junior bridge and North pass to 5♥. Now what to bid ?
If you say Pass, look at this hand:

♠ AQ32
♥ JT8632
♦ -
♣ KQJ
-----By giving this example I want to mention that 5♥ bid wouldn't suggest solid suit. So, with that hand better you bid 6♣. If your partner has solid ♥ you play 6♥.
-----So, an appropriate bidding should be like this:

W-----N-----E----- S
--------P-----P-----5♦
5♥----P-----6♣---All Pass

Result: 1 down. -100.