Silly contract, crazy bidding

[Old York]

[hv=d=s&v=n&n=sjt97ha54dt9ckt52&s=sakq6hkq973da86c7]133|200|Scoring: IMP

1♥-4♥

 

LEAD DK

PLAN THE PLAY[/hv]

 

For reasons known only to himself, third opponent propels you into the heart game. 4♠ is laydown.

We were playing 4cM (Acol)

 

Plan the play

 

Tony :)

[ONEferBRID]

sigh... in 4H

Duck opening lead.

Planning to eventually ruff losing ♦ in dummy.

Only losing 1♦, 1♣, and perhaps 1♥ if a 4-1 split.

 

If a 4-1 split, you will find out on the 2nd Rnd of trumps;

then run your ♠.

 

Edit... only take 2 Rnds of trumps ... then run ♠.

[ONEferBRID]

Side Issue: The bidding.

If I understand it correctly, using Kaplan Inversion, Opener's 2S! rebid is a true reverse: shape and strength:

 

1H - 1S! ( 0 - 4s )

2S! - 4S

[Old York]

Acol bidding should be 100% natural here

 

1♥ opening shows 5+card suit or 15-19hcp bal or 4441 (singleton club)

 

1♥-1♠-4♠ would be 100% normal

 

I saw 10 top tricks unless trumps 4-1, then 4 losers 1♥, 2♦, 1♣

 

So I won the lead and returned a Diamond, playing for the ruff if trumps fail

West switched to Club, and I ruffed the Club return

Then I went into autopilot, guess what happened when I tried to ruff a Diamond in dummy...... 1 down when both majors were 3-2 :(

 

http://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer...0037-1258449239

 

If partner's bidding had not upset me so much, I should easily make

 

What are the odds against BOTH minors breaking 6-2?

17% of 17% ?

 

Karapet would be proud of this hand (Victor Mollo books)

 

Tony >reaching for prozac<

[hanp]

If partner's bidding had not upset me so much, I should easily make an overtrick.

Corrected your sentence. Anyway, good lesson not to let yourself be distracted by things that have already happened.

 

What is 1H - 1S - 4C in acol?

[Old York]

True Hanp, the splinter bid would have been much better, might have missed a slam

 

I still worry about that 4♥ bid, it is totally unjustifiable and 2 hands later, this advanced player opened 4♥ in first seat with this:

 

♠52 ♥AKQJ96 ♦AK72 ♣A

 

making 12 tricks, 6♦ would be virtually 100%, and 6♥ only needed ♠Ace onside

 

To paraphrase Kipling, it is not easy to keep your head when all about are losing theirs :)

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If%E2%80%94#The_poem

 

Tony