MFA Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 [hv=d=e&v=n&n=skq3hqt85dk3cak87&s=saj872hakjdaqt82c]133|200|Scoring: IMP3♣-X-4♣-Xpass-5NT-pass-7♥all pass[/hv] This looks very silly in writing. New partnership early in the tournament, so both were anxious to make it easy for partner. Who should have bid differently? X of 4♣ was responsive, 5NT 'pick-a-slam". No fancy agreements. Trumps were 5-1, of course, so -20 imps on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdonn Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 If north is going to bid a grand then maybe 7♣ instead and pull 7♦ to 7♥. Since partner will pass with equal length it never gets you to an inferior fit, and in a case like this avoids disaster. I don't think he can bid 7NT, south could easily have had a worse hand. In fact I'd say north did extremely well to bid a grand at all. I think on his hand I would bid 6♣ then 6NT, hoping partner takes it as a grand invitation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlall Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 How could north X 4C with 5 hearts and a 1 suiter? After a responsive X south should never play hearts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Somewhat unlucky to go down in 7♥. While 7♠ and 7NT are clearly better, 7♥ is not the worst contract I have ever seen by a long shot. It even makes against some 5-1 trump splits (suppose the player with 5 hearts is 3-5-3-2 - cash 2 hearts, 3 winners in each pointed suit ending in the North hand and play AK of clubs. Now you have a club ruff in dummy and 2 high trump). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike777 Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Dealer: East Vul: N/S Scoring: IMP ♠ KQ3 ♥ QT85 ♦ K3 ♣ AK87 ♠ AJ872 ♥ AKJ ♦ AQT82 ♣ [space] 3♣-X-4♣-Xpass-5NT-pass-7♥all pass This looks very silly in writing. New partnership early in the tournament, so both were anxious to make it easy for partner. Who should have bid differently? X of 4♣ was responsive, 5NT 'pick-a-slam". No fancy agreements. Trumps were 5-1, of course, so -20 imps on this one. prefer 6c over 5nt...second choice 7c over 5nt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFA Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Somewhat unlucky to go down in 7♥. While 7♠ and 7NT are clearly better, 7♥ is not the worst contract I have ever seen by a long shot. It even makes against some 5-1 trump splits (suppose the player with 5 hearts is 3-5-3-2 - cash 2 hearts, 3 winners in each pointed suit ending in the North hand and play AK of clubs. Now you have a club ruff in dummy and 2 high trump). 7♥ could have been made, but only if declarer guesses to draw exactly 1 round of trumps before running side winners. As far as I remember, west was 2-5-3-3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFA Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 If north is going to bid a grand then maybe 7♣ instead and pull 7♦ to 7♥. Since partner will pass with equal length it never gets you to an inferior fit, and in a case like this avoids disaster. How could north X 4C with 5 hearts and a 1 suiter? After a responsive X south should never play hearts. That was what we thought. North that he must be flexible after D. South that partner had a lot of room from 5NT to 7♥ and a majestic leap to a grand hardly could be just Qxxx. Perhaps partner was planning something technical, had the double of 4♣ been pulled to 4♠. Anyway, I (south) took half the blame, the rest went to the bad luck, we were having. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 7♥ looks like a pass or correct thing, so correct it. But north knows he is risking a 4-3 fit, he should IMO try 6♣ and 7♣ and if partner doesn't bid hearts himself bid 7NT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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