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[hv=d=w&v=b&w=saxxxhxxdqxxcaj10x&e=sqxxhaqj10dackq9xx]266|100|Scoring: IMP[/hv]

 

west passes at first position, and north will open, in 1 table he opened 1 in the other he opened 1 (2+, diamond 5+ or 4441), neither table reached slam, would you?

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Dealer: West
Vul: Both
Scoring: IMP
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1C - ( 1D ) - 1H

1NT -           2D! ( NMF )

2NT -           3C ( GF, shifts emphasis from Hts to Cl )

3S* -             4C! ( Minorwood in GF auction )

4S ( 2-cQ) -  5D ( = kickback for specific K's; 4NT and 5C are to play )

6C ( no K's ) -   all pass

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*3S cue; denies Diam and Ht Ctrl

 

In the dark it looks like slam is less than 50% except for the fact that North (overcaller) probably holds all the missing K's

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p - (1D) - Dbl

2D - 3D (2H would be NF)

3S - 4C

4D - 4H

4S - keycards

 

That one seems easy. Even if West misguidedly bids 2S after the double, east can just bid 3C and you get to slam.

 

After a 1C opening it seems tough to reach 6C.

This is more or less the auction at the table, but East decided to bid 3NT over 3 insted of showing a not so good club on a hand that might be a missfit. It wasn't a good decision this time.

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