An atb and two lols

[Cyberyeti]

So, you've battled through to the final of a minor national knockout tournament, and the following things happened. (there was some good bridge played in this match, this wasn't it)

 

First the atb:

 

[hv=d=s&v=b&n=sk10742h43d6caj1082&s=sa8haqj10875dq73c9]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv]

 

1♥-1♠-P-P-2♥

 

The defence was not a thing of beauty and we emerged with 11 tricks, but 10 are there in several ways.

 

The two lols both involved the same side playing in spades in both rooms.

 

[hv=d=e&v=e&n=sha7643dq1083c10943&w=sak10832h9852da5cq&e=sq7hqjdk9762caj76&s=sj9654hk10dj4ck852]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv]

 

In our team mates' room they reached the sane 4♠ which got the unfortunate trump break, but with the 10♥ falling this was still +620

 

In our room, S decided to WJO 2♠ over 1♦, W waited for a double that his partner didn't produce with only 2 hearts, 2♠-5 scored -250 and 9 IMPs.

 

[hv=d=e&v=e&n=sha7643dq1083c10943&w=sak10832h9852da5cq&e=sq7hqjdk9762caj76&s=sj9654hk10dj4ck852]399|300|Scoring: IMP[/hv]

 

In our room, the auction went 3♣-x-P-4♠, partner blinked, thought that there had to be a better spot (there is, 4N makes 9) and collected 500 the hard way when declarer misplayed it.

 

In the other room, S passed and at some point N bid 3♠ which was given an 800 sized message by EW, +16 IMPs.

[bluecalm]

Hmm, looks like hand number 1 is unlucky. Maybe N can invite over 2H ? I dunno. I am interested in what others think here.

 

2nd is also unlucky I believe. I couldn't resist trapping on this one :)

3rd seems like bad play by N. Passing 3C doubled as N seems to be clear. I like your partner pass over 4s :)

[Cyberyeti]

Hmm, looks like hand number 1 is unlucky. Maybe N can invite over 2H ? I dunno. I am interested in what others think here.

 

2nd is also unlucky I believe. I couldn't resist trapping on this one :)

3rd seems like bad play by N. Passing 3C doubled as N seems to be clear. I like your partner pass over 4s :)

Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear on the 3rd board, there was no 3♣ by S in the other room, N just bid 3♠ in EW's auction, but I'm not sure of when.

 

Another atb from our opponents in the same match

 

[hv=d=n&v=b&n=sk1073ha84dak5ca75&s=shj106d10982ckj10986]133|200|Scoring: IMP[/hv]

 

System acol, 4 card majors, weak no trump.

 

unopposed: 1♠-1N-2N

 

3N is simply on finding Q♣ IF they find the best lead of N's bid suit, and better otherwise, so vul at teams, you want to bid it. I'd probably have bid 3♣ over 2N, and might have bid 3N with the N hand over this.

 

I might also just have bid 3N over 2N on the grounds that while you might have exactly 8 tricks, it seems more likely you have 7 or 9.

[Fluffy]

I also think hand one is rather unlucky, north almost worht a raise, and south almost worth a double then hearts bid.

 

Maybe your team-mates underlead ♥Kx to beat 4♥ at the other room lol.

 

 

On the last one West's double is a bit boderline, I wouldn't double but I understand that people will to.

 

East might hadthough that a perfect 4540 could produce 13 trricks quite easilly. But you ahve to beware of bad breaks when opponents preempt and you have lenght there!.

[pooltuna]

So, you've battled through to the final of a minor national knockout tournament, and the following things happened. (there was some good bridge played in this match, this wasn't it)

 

First the atb:

 

Dealer: South Vul: Both Scoring: IMP

♠ K10742 ♥ 43 ♦ 6 ♣ AJ1082 ♠ A8 ♥ AQJ10875 ♦ Q73 ♣ 9

 

1♥-1♠-P-P-2♥

 

The defence was not a thing of beauty and we emerged with 11 tricks, but 10 are there in several ways.

 

The two lols both involved the same side playing in spades in both rooms.

 

[snip]

I would give 40%N for not making a 3♥ call with a minimal LR hand and 60%S for not reopening 3♥

[Codo]

North was wrong in the first case. If his hand looks like a penalty double over 1 Spade, he owes South a raise later. He seems to have two sure tricks and a fit- nothing to be proud of but much too much to pass 2 Heart.

 

In board 2 south got lucky with his 2 Spade bid. Happens sometimes- if East had a heart more he had doubled and south had conced a telephone number- but nobody had posted this hand.

 

In nr. 3 I am not sure whether or not passing Wests double is better then playing a 4-4 fit. After all there is no gurantee that you have a 4-4 fit and they are playing in your longest suit....

[Cyberyeti]

North was wrong in the first case. If his hand looks like a penalty double over 1 Spade, he owes South a raise later.  He seems to have two sure tricks and a fit- nothing to be proud of but much too much to pass 2 Heart.

 

In board 2 south got lucky with his 2 Spade bid. Happens sometimes- if East had a heart more he had doubled and south had conced a telephone number- but nobody had posted this hand.

 

In nr. 3 I am not sure whether or not passing Wests double is better then playing a 4-4 fit. After all there is no gurantee that you have a 4-4 fit and they are playing in your longest suit....

1. This was my view at the time, I posted here to see what others thought.

 

2. If 2♠ had been doubled we'd have played 3♣x which would not have been pretty, but probably better than -620. There are too many variables to predict how many tricks it would have made really.

 

3. pass by E is the big winner, and one of my regular partners found it when given the hand, although if partner is void you may well not be getting enough to compensate for 4♠ or indeed 6♠ if they're making.

[whereagles]

wtp in reopening with 3♥ on hand 1?

[Cyberyeti]

wtp in reopening with 3♥ on hand 1?

I thought about it, and thought there was a very big chance if partner had the flattish 5 count I envisaged, that I was making just the 7 tricks I started with (and would be very unlikely to make 9), and -200/500 was not going to be good. There is every chance I can never get to dummy, partner can be as good as QJxx, xx, xxx, KQJx and I can still probably only make 7.

[ArtK78]

I don't have much of a problem with the result on the first board. It seems that both players took a conservative view of their hands. I agree with the comment that if North thought his hand was a penalty pass of a hypothetical reopening double of 1♠ then he should take some action over 2♥; however, I am not convinced that North would (or should) pass 1♠x.

 

Not really much to say about the second board.

 

The third board makes me violently ill. South opened 3♣ at IMPs all red with --- Txx T98x KQT9xx. His side winds up with a monster pickup because his opponents are too stupid to punish him. How can East not pass out 3♣x? It is almost certain that if his side has a game then 3♣x is going for a big ride. I would guess that 800 is the starting point. But instead East bids 4♠ and goes for a number in the other direction. As for the result at the other table, I have some sympathy for North's decision to bid on his cards, although the auction was not presented. He deserved a better fate (and protection from his teammates).

 

The 3♣ opening on this hand vul at IMPs is too sick for words. It is justified only by success which, as demonstrated, it achieved.

[Jlall]

passing 2H is lol bad, bidding 2h is very normal

[jdonn]

passing 2H is lol bad, bidding 2h is very normal

Typ! I thought I was on another planet. South has a normal 2♥ bid, north has a normal raise.