| Board 17 North Deals None Vul |
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NS 4♠; NS 4♥; EW 3♦; EW 3♣; NS 1N; Par +300: EW 5♣×−2; EW 5♦×−2
| West | North | East | South |
| 1 ♠ | Pass | 2 ♠ | |
| 2 NT | 4 ♠ | All pass |
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| West | North | East | South |
| 1 ♠ | Pass | 2 ♠ | |
| 2 NT | 4 ♠ | All pass |
Should North open 2C - No, if pard is bust u are not going to make game
ReplyDeleteShould North do more than 4S? The bidding makes it easier as it looks like both Aces are with west, and the 5 level after RKCB could be a bit dodgy depending on the KH location.
Also, at the table, east led a heart, which cost an overtrick. If pard has bid two suits at least lead one of them, in this case diamonds doesn't look good as oppo may have a void. AC looks good as pard is likely to have KC
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't dismiss 2C so quickly. Say partner has one trick - an ace or the hK - now you have reasonable play for 10 tricks perhaps assuming a favourable lead or a good guess as to which suit to play. And as a practical measure it might just be too hard to get your values off your chest if you start with 1S.
ReplyDeleteHaving said that I don't think 1S is wrong. Its a matter of personal and partnership style and ideally agreement. I am a fan of very heavy one-level openings but I can see the merit of 2C and the danger or 1S.
Also making a slam try is not just about getting too high to the five-level. It maybe possible to show some interest below 4S. For example 3C or 3D and then 4S over the anticipated 3S would show some slam interest. If partner comes out of the woodwork with 4S there must be a reasonable chance that south has hK and an ace and now the five level is looking safer.
For east west I think east should consider 5D over 4S. Five trumps and a fitting card in the other minor is nothing to be sneezed at.
One final point about agreements it is possible that 2NT should not be unusual here, I wouldn't make that bid unless I had clear agreement that partner would recognise it as unusual.