ATB and guess the diamonds

[Fluffy]

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Match points

ATB for missing 3NT and also play 4♣ if you want:

 

South leads ♥A to make it clear that 4♣ is the wrong contract, north plays ♥3 and south quickly puts ♦Q on the table, cover or not?

[MrAce]

I would double 2♥ by west hand. 3♣ is lousy bid imo. Not sure if that would change the outcome though.

 

For the play, south showed an Ace and a Queen, opener is down to 10 hcp already and he opened very light with a suit missing AK. I suspect opener has a 6-4 hand for opening with these poor values and then bidding 3♥, i also think he rates to hold 4 spades more ofthen than holding 4 diamonds, since with side 4 diamonds he could have choosen to open a weak 2. If he has AJxx we are going down anyway, covering only wins if opener has AJx ♦ (or Axxx ♦ )

 

I would duck the ♦ Q

[gszes]

100% W

 

2n over 2h a standout. All three side suits stopped 3 card club

support and an invitational hand. 3c doesnt show all that much

and a neg x (while keeping spades in the picture is right only if

we are destined to make exactly 3 spades. If p does not like NT

and has extra values they can always bid 3s on their way to

some number of clubs.

 

I would also duck the dia Q since the only way this bidding makes much sense

is for rho to hold something like Jx(x) QJxxxxx A(x) Jx and I am not convinced rho

did not psyche 1h.

[the_clown]

I would also X as West. If we are playing raptor I would try 2N

[Codo]

No need to rush to NT with just a single stop, so sure X.

 

But IMO the partners made another mistake: If 3 ♣ did show a hand that strong, they should have found a way to look for 3 NT. Mine had been 3 ♠ by East. But maybe he expected much less from partner or 3 ♠ shows length for them.

[ewj]

Yeh west has a clear double of 2♥ and if North still bid 3♥ (which they genuinely might not), I suppose East could double that...might be resulting though...but surely that seems reasonable, extras, not masses of defence but if partner passes, how bad can it be.