What Would You Like To Play?

[han]

If so, will you send the rest of us some autographed pictures of yourself?

[jtfanclub]

Do you approve of the bidding

I give. South has exactly what he had promised - 4 diamonds, 16 hcp including 3 jacks. He doesn't look to me to have anything extra. Where did the 6♦ come from?

[ochinko]

Do you approve of the bidding

I give. South has exactly what he had promised - 4 diamonds, 16 hcp including 3 jacks. He doesn't look to me to have anything extra. Where did the 6♦ come from?

Yes, you're quite right - South doesn't have extras. The thing is that NS play MSS not as a search for better game, but as a slam try, which meant that 5♦ was more of an invite than a sign off.

 

So you could say that both of them were a bit optimistic.

 

Still, the slam is makeable if you guess the trump right. However, East doubled confidently holding ♦Ax, jumped with the Ace the first time, and when declarer tried a finesse, ♦Q turned out to be in West. :(

[whereagles]

If so, will you send the rest of us some autographed pictures of yourself?

Only if you send me the stamp back. My wife collects those.

[Cascade]

I see that your interest in the thread is still alive, so here is a follow-up :)

 

[hv=d=s&n=sa107hd98643ca8642&s=sk52haj74dkj72ckj]133|200|Scoring: IMP

1NT - 2♠*

3♦ - 3♥

3NT - 5♦

6♦

* - MSS[/hv]

 

Do you approve of the bidding, and how comfortable do you feel playing that slam?

I would have driven to 5♦ possibly through a shortness bid like 3♥.

 

I hate this auction. Well in truth I hate only the 6♦ bid. If partner was at all interested in slam he would have bid 4♦ or made a cue-bid at the four-level. 5♦ says I want to play in 5♦ and I am not excited about your wasted heart stopper(s). End of story.