Bermuda Bowl deja vu

[Gerben42]

Nunes - Fantoni had a tough problem in the Bermuda Bowl after the Meckwellian NF Multi, they bid:

 

2♦* p p 3♣

p 3NT p p

p

 

* Weak two in ♥ or♠

 

This went 3 down because of problems in ♦.

 

Anyway, I felt very similar yesterday. Opponents are intermediate.

 

2♦* p p 3♣

p ?

 

Weak with ♥ + ♠ (note the difference!) or 24+ balanced

 

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Anyway, if you bid 3NT you will see partner table this hand after a small ♠ lead.

 

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You win the Ace. Do you

a) Cash out for 2 down?

;) Try to play a ♥ to the King and then cash your ♣ for 1 down?

c) Play 2 rounds of ♥, taken by the Ace hoping for a return of either a ♠ or a ♦ smaller than 9.

[Guest Jlall]

I play to make it obviously. I don't even know for sure that the diamond ace is off, or that the heart ace is with the 2D bidder, or that he knows to return a diamond and not a spade.

[luke warm]

me too... i wouldn't think about stopping the bleeding until i see the blood... it's not 100% that this goes down

[Fluffy]

Let's make it! :P

[Gerben42]

Good, we're all happy company of the kiss of death. I lead ♥ to the King which held and the a ♥ back to the Q on which LHO discarded the ♦2 and RHO took the Ace. At this point I felt quite good as this card might steer away RHO from a ♦ shift however she led the ♦J and down 4 I was (down 5 had she not discarded her 7th diamond lol)

[Trpltrbl]

Lucyyyyyyyyyyyy, you have some'xplaining to do.... :unsure:

Cashing out for down something, HA.

I rather have tried and failed then never tried, must be hard to find teammates these days :unsure:

 

GBB :lol:

[inquiry]

I play Multi-versus-Multi in direct position and Dixon in 4th/6th seat (6th seat is after 2D-P-2M-P-P-?). But this auction, 2D-P-P-? brings up an interesting question. Dixon in fourth seat is meant for when RHO bids 2H/2S. Here he passes 2D, this is not covered by Dixon. At the table, I guess I would revert have to Multi-versus-Multi but this is probably not best.

 

What do people play when a multi 2D is passed to the fourths chair? Double as penalty (based upon misfit)? I think some ideas for non-standard treatments migh include,

 

DBL = No clear direction, values.

2M = Takeout of bid major (implies other major and clubs)

2NT = natural, limited

3C = one suiter, this suit

3D = big hand, looking for 3NT or if you prefer, michales showing a major and clubs, big hand.

 

Or,

 

DBL = penalty,

2M = bid suit, neutral on clubs

2NT = raptor like, clubs and hearts

3C = raptor like, clubs and spades

3D = good club suit, one suiter, extra values

 

Or,

 

DBL = hearts

2H = spades,

2S = clubs,

2NT = hearts and clubs

3C = clubs and spades

 

Of course, the simple,

DBL = takeout,

2H = hearts,

2S = spades,

3C = clubs

can always be played. (how boring....)....