kenrexford Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 [hv=pc=n&s=s432h32dkj5432cj2&w=sj765h654dt987ck3&n=sqthakqj87d6c7654&e=sak98ht9daqcaqt98&d=n&v=0&b=1&a=2hd2sp4sppp]399|300[/hv] This auction was sick, but the end result was 4♠ undoubled down six for -300. What I do not get is why this was a poor result. No E-W in this event took 10 tricks. Am I missing something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 At other tables North opened 1♥ instead of NS perpetuating a psyche-fest and EW got to 4♠. Boring, I know. As far as the defense against 4♠ is concerned, I suppose they started with two hearts, shifted to a diamond and declarer took the finesse instead of trying for clubs to produce five tricks and dropping the ♠Q doubleton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 1♥-x-P-1♠ and on to 4♠ and people got greedy, hooked the diamond and went off on the ruff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_20686 Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 In a club, dollars to donuts it went 1H (2c) AP, at least at a few tables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjbrr Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 I blame north and south for their poor judgment and unorthodox approach on this hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegmund Posted April 14, 2012 Report Share Posted April 14, 2012 Why is it a poor result? Not everybody is going to get to 4S. In some fields, not anybody will get to 4S. One common auction will be 1H-X-3D-swish. The abovementioned heavy 2C overcall is a possibility. And there are lots of variations ending in a spade partscore: 1H-X-P-1S-P-2S or 3S, 1H-X-3D-p-p-X-p-3S, and many others. As NS, I would expect a fairly good board for -100, averageish for -150 (I would hope for A+ if there are lots of 170s, but on a bad day it'll be A- if there are lots of 140s), and a near-bottom for anything worse than -170. I would be pleasantly surprised to get 2 on a 12 top for -300. If the question is specifically why the EW pairs in spades didn't take 10 tricks... a diamond opening lead from North, a losing finesse "since north has almost all the points", and a diamond back, losing the first 4 tricks, at any table where South hasn't bid diamonds and warned West about the 6-1 break. It's a slightly easier fate to avoid if they cash hearts first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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