comments please

[sceptic]

bids I would like opinions on are 4 hearts (p did not like it, I did)

 

5 spades ( I think he should show full control of clubs) as the 5 spades seemed odd to me

 

feel free to say what you like

 

 

[hv=d=e&v=e&n=skj9732hj854dj74c&w=st86h92dqtck87532&e=sq54htd9653cat964&s=sahakq763dak82cqj]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv]

 

West North East South

 

- - Pass 2♣

Pass 2♦ Pass 2♥

Pass 3♥ Pass 3♠

Pass 4♣ Pass 4♦

Pass 4♥ Pass 4♠

Pass 5♠ Pass 6♥

Pass Pass Pass

[gwnn]

Pard knows he wants to play slam the moment he hears you bid 2♥ (unless one wants to argue that the moment was the 2♣ bid). His 4♥ was a very poor bid. 5♣ should have been his bid then. I'm not quite sure what his 5♠ bid was all about, but it's got to do with my unsureness about his 4♥ bid.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

 

First of all, I am not sure, I would reach 7H

with my regular partner, and I am pretty certain

you need some firm agreements to have a

chance to reach 7H without shooting it out.

 

#1 it is a matter of style, but you should

at least reflect a moment about bidding 2S

instead of 2D

The suit is certainly reasonable, you just miss

HCP power

#2 a 4C splinter, instead of 3H bid, describes

the North hand better, you have support and

a shortage

#3 a 5C bid instead of 4C is still an option, now

it would show a void

#4 the 4H is ok, you already showed slam with 3h

interest and you have shown your club control,

assuming that 3S did not promise

a spade honor, i.e. the 3S bid could be made

on a shortage, than the hand is to weak to go

beyond 4H, at least in my opinion

#5 5S should show 2nd round control, which is fine

as long as North knows, that South has the Ace and

not a void

 

With kind regards

Marlowe

[helene_t]

It looks to me as if North took S's 4♠ as a natural bid and/or that he was unsure whether 5♣ could be taken as a natural bid. Or did North think that he already showed a first round control in clubs and now had to show the second-round spade control?

 

Maybe a 4♣ splinter over 2♥, followed by 5♣, would show they void. Of course the North hand is not ideal for a splinter (with those nice spades) but what can you do. Unless N responds 2♠ to 2♣. Was it the 4-card hearts that withheld him from that?

 

Anyway, agree Csaba that 4♥ was a bad bid.

[Guest Jlall]

On a club lead you need spades to come in after only one ruff or to catch Qx of diamonds. That is a bad grand. If they lead a trump it is a good grand but 3-0 trumps still screw you, or 5-1 spades. Missing this one is not too bad.

 

As far as the auction, I think 4C instead of 4H was better, and I think 4H was a bad bid (hand was way too good). 5S was also a bad bid (5C was a much better bid over that).

[skjaeran]

I'd make a voidshowing jump to 4♣ over 2♥ (it shows a void in my methods). Really can't see how we'd miss this grand.