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In a recent team match, kfay had the following hand:

 

[hv=pc=n&nn=kfay&n=sa98752ht953d2c83&d=s&v=0&b=11&a=1hp?]133|200[/hv]

1NT is semi-forcing, 2NT is INV+ with 4 hearts so 3 is preemptive.

 

I'll let you guess what he bid before revealing the hand and the completely different auction at the other table.

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I had an unlikely push in an event recently.

 

I opened a weak no trump with a 2533 12 count, played there opposite partner's 2452 8 count and they cashed a lot of black tricks for -2. This proved to be flat with 5 after the making 4 was bid at the other table.

 

On this hand probably 4.

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And the winner is .... CSGibson!

 

[hv=sn=phil&s=SQJ3HAJ876DT8CAJT&wn=uli_staber&w=SK6HK2DJ964CK6542&nn=kfay&n=SA98752HT953D2C83&en=charlesgo&e=ST4HQ4DAKQ753CQ97&d=s&v=o&b=11&a=1HP2N(limit%20or%20better%2C%204%21H)3DP(should%20deny%20diamond%20control)4D4HPPP&p=D4D2DQD8C9CTCKC3C2C8CQCADTDJH3D7HTH4HAH2H7HKH5HQC6S2C7CJSJS6S5S4SQSKSAST&c=10]480|300[/hv]

 

[hv=sn=gwnn&s=SQJ3HAJ876DT8CAJT&wn=meikever&w=SK6HK2DJ964CK6542&nn=mgoetze&n=SA98752HT953D2C83&en=han&e=ST4HQ4DAKQ753CQ97&d=s&v=o&b=11&a=1N(14-16)P4H(trf)P4SPPP&p=D6D2DQD8C7CAC2C3SQSKSAS4S2STSJS6HAH2H3H4H6HKHTHQCK&c=10]480|300[/hv]

 

I thought we had done quite well to bid and make our 17 HCP game, but against Kevin's mad hand evaluation skillz, +420 was a push.

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Phil's alert is strange to me. The pass denies a diamond control? You are not even in a gameforcing auction.

 

What does not being in a gameforcing auction have to do with it?

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