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Wow, 5 tricks lost in 5♣. So I take it spades are 2-2 and diamonds 4-4? Because declarer would have to lose 2 spades, 2 diamonds and a heart to go down 3. If my inferences are correct, that means: (1) In 5♣, the declarer failed to take a safety play in diamonds to avoid the loss of 2 tricks. (2) North is probably 2-1-4-6, and I'm willing to bet that that singleton is the K♥. No matter, dropping the singleton K♥ is still quite against the odds. If that's how the making slam was brought home, that declarer either misplayed the hand and got lucky, or was "swinging." (I suppose, if the hand was played in person, the "table action" might have suggested the blank K♥.) Show us the full hands when you're ready :)

I am bidding 3♥ not because it's a preempt, but because it's the best description of my hand. Nevertheless, opponents still don't know the extent to their spade fit, nor does LHO know how strong RHO is, so there is still value in taking away room. They have to figure out both whether to compete to 3♠ and whether to bid game, and can't do both.

I would agree with you if the event were scheduled on the actual holiday; but she seems to (somewhat reasonably) view any travel plans as equivalent. PS: I had already upvoted Hanoi's post about the caps.

Are the caps yours? That would be offensive in my opinion...

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