Lord Molyb

I passed at the table, which I considered fairly obvious. [hv=pc=n&s=st98653haj986djc7&w=sahk752daq8753c86&n=skqjhtd9642cak954&e=s742hq43dktcqjt32]399|300[/hv] The bidding was: P - 1♦ - 2♣ - 2NT P - 3NT- AP I incorrectly (?) led a heart which allowed 9 tricks to come through. Every other table was in a spade contract making 10 tricks.

[hv=pc=n&s=s862hkj96d965ct86&d=w&v=e&b=16&a=2d(12-16%2C%203%20suited)p2n(Asks%20for%20shortness)p3d(heart%20shortness)3h3s]133|200[/hv] Again matchpoints 2♦ is alerted as 12-16 with a three-suited hand, unspecified shortness. 2NT asks for shortness. 3♦ shows heart shortness.

[hv=pc=n&s=st98653haj986djc7]133|100[/hv] Matchpoints 1st seat, none vulnerable

[hv=pc=n&s=sqhakt5daqt8ckjt9&n=sjt762h94dkj97ca2&d=e&v=b&b=10&a=1sdp1np3nppp]266|200[/hv] 3NT N +2 ATB for missing 6♦ X was t/o 1NT was balanced 6-9 or a bad 10 with a spade stopper in 6♦ declarer ruffs the second spade high, plays ♥AK ♣AK, and, assuming neither player has ruffed, then crossruffs the rest. With worse diamond spots declarer can take the marked heart and club finesses (east is almost sure to have all 12 missing HCP using trumps as entries to dummy

west 110%, east -10% for not opening 2NT

P - P - 3♣ - dbl P - 3♥ - P - 3NT AP 3NT shows 2- C; 3-5 D, 3-4 H, 3-4 S, 14-30 HCP, likely club stopper First of all, 14-30 HCP? Really? Second of all, I think I should be denying 4 hearts here, and I could easily have 3+ clubs, surely? actual 3NT hand was ♠Q962 ♥AK ♦KQJ75 ♣A4

the point of the problem is to take the correct line which is: if you take a wrong line, it will conjure up a distribution which will set you.

west bid 2♠ or north?

pass over 7♦ is forcing?

I wouldn't.

I consider pass obvious, and I thought I was aggressive :o

Funny, normally the bot never invites ME to a grand slam, *grumble* usually it blasts 7 without checking for aces or uses blackwood, asks for kings, finds the king it needs, and STILL bids 6.

when I have a worse hand than the pre-empt I tend to pass unless partner asks me to bid.

You play fishbein? What's that?

It's total points. you could have as little as ♠ - ♥ AKQ ♦AKQxx ♣AKJxx and have 29 :P

[hv=pc=n&n=sqj9hq95d8653c982&d=e&v=e&b=6&a=1h2np3ddr4spp5dp6dppp]133|200[/hv] 2NT was unusual, 3♦ was a preference. the X of 3♦ was takeout for the majors, redouble showed a strong unusual NT. 4♠ showed "4+ spades, 8- total points" (it had 3 points and 6 spades to the ten). 5♦ showed 29-30 points! How often am I going to have 29-30 points and settle for 5♦ with 5-5 distribution and a clear preference from partner? For that matter, how often am I going to have 29-30 points when east opened and north is looking at 5 HCP? GIB raises to 6 because we apparently have 34-35 combined points. I held ♠ - ♥Kxx ♦AKQTx ♣AQxxx by the way. I only need a rounded-suit honor to make 5♦ a good contract.

I don't think forcing passes have been programmed into GIB yet...

[hv=pc=n&s=sjhq987652dqcak87&n=sat962hat4daj9c32&d=e&v=e&b=6&a=2d(Weak)]266|200[/hv] Opponents do not interfere the rest of the auction. Also, play 6♥ in the south.

if the opponents find a club lead 6♥ is down. So staying out of the grand is fine. Additional info because I sounded snappy and cranky: -5NT in a blackwood context promises all the aces/keycards. So you can bid 7♥ knowing that your solid side suit will probably provide enough tricks. -Normally, a 4♥ raise is made with a weaker hand with more distribution like ♠xxxxx ♥QJxxx ♦- ♣Kxx So you need to discuss with your partner which type of hand you should be raising directly to four with. With the hand I gave you, 6♥ is at least 50% even with a club lead through the king so that's not a huge deal in this case, because your partner should be looking for slam opposite any raise you give him. With the hand you actually held, you might respond 1♠ and then bid 4♥ over your partner's rebid, showing an opening bid with heart support. -Blackwood should not have been made with a low doubleton in an unbid side suit- usually opponents happen to find those leads. When a suit has been agreed on, most partnerships bid first round controls (aces and voids) up the line in order to make sure the opponents can't take two tricks off the bat. A better auction might have been 1♥ - 4♥; 4♠ (control bid) - 5♥ (south doesn't have any controls in a minor suit, which north is obviously looking for) - pass. -Discuss these bids and scenarios with your partner.

FYP

Robot did this once: [hv=pc=n&w=shkqjt8642dt876c5&d=w&v=n&b=12&a=p(%21)1sp4cp(%21%21)4sdpp(...)p]133|200[/hv] Not the worst pass ever, but the worst 2 in the same deal by the same bot :) (also, the 4♠ bid was pretty awful (♠AKxxxx ♥- ♦KQx ♣xxxx) but that's not the point of this discussion)

How likely is it the 4th/5th spade and the 4th heart are losers when you have a fit and are playing in a suit contract?

how about ♠Jxx ♥xx ♦Axxx ♣xxxx then?

and it turns out south has ♠AKT98x ♥ AK8x ♦ - ♣ QT9

[hv=pc=n&s=sakt983hak8dcqt97&w=sqj542hj4dk9ckj82&n=s6ht952daqt86432c&e=s7hq763dj75ca6543]399|300[/hv] North deals, EW vulnerable at matchpoints.