gwnn Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 EW got 450 in this deal (dealer: W, everyone NV). Can you guess how (contract and maybe also the auction)? Environment: late night BBO team match.[hv=pc=n&s=shk65432dkj9532c4&w=sqt87543hq7dq4ct3&n=s62hj8dt876cak762&e=sakj9hat9dacqj985]640|480[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Funny, it's hard to imagine an auction to 4 or 5 spades which gets North to lead a diamond and then play another diamond when in with clubs. Hm, maybe he played club ace and then a low club... I'll guess 2♠-p-4♠-4NT-p-5♣-dbl-5♦-p-p-5♠-p-p-p. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyGo Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 I'll guess that the defense started with 2 top clubs against some major suit contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 I was afraid this would be too easy a problem, but I'm happy to see I was wrong :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyman Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 N/S 4♠-9? I'm not going to take a stab at that auction, but it looks like north psyched, maybe 3S, after west passed. Unfortunately I don't see how they get to 4S, and surely NS can take a club trick. I don't see any way for EW to take more than 12 tricks without serious errors on the part of the defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgoetze Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 I can't think of any doubled or redoubled contracts worth 450, so the only alternatively to E/W playing spades seems to be N/S going down 9 undoubled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semeai Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Another more boring possibility: 4S E +1 on a heart lead. Maybe the auction was P P 1C 2N; 3H P 4S AP Getting a good -9 undoubled contract for NS seems tough, as usually East will double. I wonder about something ridiculous like 3S P 4S 5S; AP, but that requires it to be so late night that North fell asleep (or was assuming the opponents were psyching and partner was in on it?) in addition to South bidding crazily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Two hints: West didn't pass, and it was N/S who declared and went 9 off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 I know what the answer to this is (I was partnering Gwnn on the other table). Your 3S P 4S 5S is getting closer to what happened :). If you want another hint, mtvesuvius had this bid as his sig for a while (long gone now) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manudude03 Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 deleted- doublepost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyman Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Ah, plausible: (3S) P (4S) 4N AP edit: ah but this isn't down 9 and probably E didn't bid 4-only-spades anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 yes you're very close!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyman Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 ha did this really go(3S) P (6S) 6NAP That is fantastic if so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Ah, plausible: (3S) P (4S) 4N AP edit: ah but this isn't down 9 and probably E didn't bid 4-only-spades anywayHard to believe 4NT could go down 9. Seems like it would have to be at least 5♠ or 5NT to have a chance at going down 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semeai Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 ha did this really go(3S) P (6S) 6NAP That is fantastic if so. Awesome, and surely correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwnn Posted August 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Yes :) well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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