Any reason to think 6 is on?

[dcohio]

Matchpoints, regional side series

 

[hv=pc=n&s=sa54hkqt873dt85c4&n=s2ha92dkq73caqt85&d=s&v=0&b=11&a=2hp2n(ogust)p3s(good/good)p]266|200[/hv]

[pooltuna]

IMO Ogust is a waste with the N hand and N should just bid 4♥

[whereagles]

A priori I'd say no reason... but simulate 1000 hands compatible with the bidding and make up your mind.

[Hanoi5]

No, not much reason. Not a good slam when you watch both hands either.

[Phil]

I wouldn't have opened this with a weak 2.

[Yu18772]

Not really, but if you want an objective answer dont post both hands.http://www.bridgebase.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif

[Siegmund]

A super-tip-top-maximum weak two and the slam is still only (just shy of) 50%. There is never any shame in missing a 50% slam at matchpoints.

[jogs]

Bid 4♥. If you make 12 tricks you will probably get a good score whether you bid slam or not. Just don't go for a bad score when making only 11 tricks.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

 

North can count / hope for

 

6 tricks in hearts, 1D, 1C, 1 outside value,

1-2 spade ruffs,

they may lead trumps to begin with,

= this makes 10-11 tricks

 

As it is, South has the Ace of spades, the out side value

and 3 spades, so you get 2 spade ruffs.

 

So the answer to your question is - no.

The above demomstrates also, that 5H is not safe.

 

If you have the methods to find out below 4H, about the spade

Ace and the club shortage, which you need to get your 2 ruffs,

than maybe ...

But the club shortage vs. the AQxxx is no pos.

 

With kind regards

Marlowe

 

With kind regards

Marlowe

[benlessard]

North sometimes can try to induce a 6S sacrifice, (here the vulnerability isnt perfect and we are missing a H) but bidding slam purely on its own has little merit. I would just bid 4H.

[mikeh]

I don't understand 2N.

 

if partner has a pile of c*&p, we want to bid 4♥ asap to try to shut out the opps. If partner has a decent hand, we want to bid 4♥ partly because we rate to make and partly to shut out the opps.

 

if partner has a very good hand, we want to bid 4♥ because we'll make and because it may shut out the sacrifice.

 

The one thing we don't want to happen is to allow the opps room to bid (or in this case, double) spades.

 

We aren't ever looking for slam here....look how well these two hands mesh and slam is still borderline...it's not as if we have a huge amount of communication here and even if we did, we could simply be down.

[han]

Agree, 2NT seems a mistake.