jillybean Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 [hv=pc=n&s=s742hjdat74caqj82&w=sqthakq7652dkjc65&n=sak9863h4dq82ct74&e=sj5ht983d9653ck93&d=n&v=n&b=5&a=pp1d4h4s5hppdppp]399|300[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiddity Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 South's bidding seems fine to me. Why didn't North open 2♠?Anyway, 5♥-X seems like the par contract (single-dummy) so what's the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BunnyGo Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 What's the question? Why did North not open 2♠? Or does your title suggest that you think south should have bid 5♠ when it requires 2 finesses and 2-2 spades... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted February 12, 2012 Report Share Posted February 12, 2012 [hv=d=n&v=n&b=5&a=2sp2n4h4s5hdppp]133|100[/hv]Seems like a better auction to me. And I agree that 5♥X seems like the par contract, single dummy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighLow21 Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Agreed with all the comments so far. North's spade intermediates seem fine for a 2♠ opener, and I don't like the low-percentage 5♠ call. Is the question: what is South's 100% line for defeating the contract? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Nailed on 2♠ opener, I even prefer 1♠ to pass. Shame you can't open (a natural) 1♣, as club lead and small diamond switch might net 800 which will render all talk of 5♠ moot. Seriously though 5♥x is the only sensible place to be. For 5♠ to make you need 2 of: ♣K onside.♠2-2♦ unable to be profitably led from either side (ie E has K, W has J) and you to read this correctly if a heart is led and a diamond returned, or a diamond lead to be missed by E at trick 1 when he doesn't have the K. You are also straight off if spades are 4-0 even if everything else works. Bizarrely you can make with the actual diamond layout with the K♣ wrong on a diamond lead, although you may need the x-ray goggles to be working well to do so. Fly the ace (observing the fall of the J), draw trumps and exit by running ♦8. Either a ruff and discard or club into the tenace disposes of one club loser and the 10♦ disposes of the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthulhu D Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Yeah if partner didn't open 2S and then bid 4S and double(!), I'm going to assume he forgot to bid orginally. I'm pretty sure it's impossible for S to make the right decisions on the actual auction as it goes down because there is no rational holding for partner's bidding. So 100% blame to north for psyching pass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hog Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 2S 4S sounds reasonable to me at this vulnerability. You would probably buy it with that. I would not futz around with a 2NT bid. Why did Nth not open 2S? Are you playing Acol two bids? As the bidding went, Sth's double is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted February 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 I wasn't considering norths pass here, I thought South was in a forcing pass situation and could have bid 5♠/5♥. I see now its not a FP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickyB Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 4S is the only call over 2S. Rates to make a lot of the time and if it doesn't oppo might have 4H on, or phantom over 4S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahydra Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Supposing North does pass, why not open 1C? It's not like you mind rebidding that suit. ahydra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 I wasn't considering norths pass here, I thought South was in a forcing pass situation and could have bid 5♠/5♥. I see now its not a FP.Others may disagree, and I have to admit that North's bidding has me scratching my head, but given North's initial pass this is not a forcing pass situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilkaz Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 I'm not sure why N didn't open 2♠ as this suit seems good enough even at these colors and 2♠ is indeed preemptive and a ♠ lead is likely desired. Anyhow... on the given auction, South has a very clear pass after 5♥. People bid 5 over 5 too often, IMHO, and here 5♠ isn't a fav. This is not a FP situation to me, after N's initial pass and S's 3rd seat opening. As for South, while this is a matter of style, I clearly prefer to open 1♣. I want a ♣ lead if the opps buy it, which isn't unlikely with PD passed and I don't mind rebidding this good a 5 card suit. .. neilkaz .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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