gszes Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 This topic comes up a lot. The main question is why did N not begin with xx???If this has no special meaning in this partnership it should mean they fit clubs and have extra values. This means the absence of xx makes all other bidding more distributional and less powerful. for ex why cant N bidding mean something like Axx void AJxxxx QJxx where 3n seems a far cry from the right spot and 5c a muchmore likely spot under most circumstances?? Beginning with xx would have giventhe partnership a much firmer ground for slam exploration. It is difficult to blame south for signing off since the only card they have that mightbe considered not already shown in the bidding is the 6th club. If all p needed forslam was the two top club honors they would have used blackwood. the failure to use blackwood suggests opener needs more and S does not have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 I think North did well to bid on over 3NT - which doesn't look obvious to me - and South has an obvious slam bid over 4S.I admit I disagree with the 4S bid but that shouldn't have stopped the final contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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