| Board 23 South Deals Both Vul |
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NS 6N; NS 6♣; NS 4♠; EW 4♦; N 2♥; Par +800: EW 7♦×−3
| West | North | East | South |
| 1 ♣ | |||
| Pass | 1 ♠ | 2 ♠ | 2 NT |
| Pass | 5 ♣ | All pass |
| Lead: ♥ 6 |
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| West | North | East | South |
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| Pass | 1 ♠ | 2 ♠ | 2 NT |
| Pass | 5 ♣ | All pass |
| Lead: ♥ 6 |
Is Michaels best suited for east's hand? What does 2S mean vs 2C? Should east bid again over 5c?
ReplyDeleteAt another table: 1c p 2c 2nt p 3d 3s 5d 6c ap
ReplyDeletePerhaps 4H instead of 5D, as pard maybe 2-3 in hearts/diamonds, showing extra heart length?
Sometimes you pick up a hand that you have no idea how to bid. Perhaps someone less lazy than me could estimate the likelihood of being caught red-handed like East (maybe about 1 in ten thousand?), and also what one might open (I seem to remember reading somewhere that one should just pass to start with since someone else is bound to have a similarly outrageous hand, but that isn't so for this deal).
ReplyDeleteFortunately, South and North had bid the black suits before I had a chance to poke my oar in (1NT shows at least 5-5 in the other two suits the way we play it). My partner refused to respond to any of my exhortations in the red suits and I had to exert my authority by bidding 5D over South's 4S. South promptly doubled.
I was upset by West's dummy. Why didn't she double 4S? No, she didn't think it would make (who could?) but thought it would be taken out to 5C. What a clever partner.
OK, me and the other 5D bidder should have got undeserved top boards, but that was never going to happen last Tuesday.
There are some that play 2C and 2S show various nuances of 6-5 hands. I am not convinced that is efficient. Lots of bids for very similar low frequency hands.
ReplyDeleteA North American style that is completely different to this is to play that both 2C and 2S are natural. You have 2NT for the other suits.
I would definitely bid 5D over 5C. You only need a red ace from partner and you will have a play for six. And a red ace is possible. I think if you bid 5D here it is most likely that the opponents will double you rather than bid their slam.