jillybean Posted January 5, 2015 Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 I will try to find the story behind this result. NS 3200 25.00 7H*W -122940 24.00 7H**S = Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted January 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2015 Apparently it went something like this: 2♣ 2n [minors] 4♠ 5♣5♠ 6♥ (lead directing vs. a slam) 6♠ 7♥ (oh, that's what you meant)X (no, he didn't mean that) [hv=pc=n&s=sakj6hak943dkq6cj&w=sqhdjt9754cq86532&n=st9875432hqj76dac&e=sht852d832cakt974&d=e&v=n&b=2&a=p2c2n4s5c5s6h6s7hdppp]399|300[/hv] This even tops my hand at Penticton when playing teams, vulnerable: 1♠ 2♣ (me, on a bad 10 count) X XX (oh nice, partner thinks I can make it)all pass -1600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbodell Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Too bad they can't bid 8♣, that looks to be only 4 down. I'd be bidding 4nt for the minors with the W hand, not 2nt. And I'm not sure if I bid 6 or 7 clubs over that from the E (probably just 6 I think). Be interested to know the auction on the 7♥XXS since obviously it goes down on the ♠Q and the X might have been asking for that, but hard for W to imagine - without some auction help - that spades is the suit to hit partner's void! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dicklont Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Be interested to know the auction on the 7♥XXS since obviously it goes down on the ♠Q and the X might have been asking for that, but hard for W to imagine - without some auction help - that spades is the suit to hit partner's void! It is january 6 and this is already the understatement of the year! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 I'd be bidding 4nt for the minors with the W hand, not 2nt. Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Too bad they can't bid 8♣, that looks to be only 4 down. I'd be bidding 4nt for the minors with the W hand, not 2nt. And I'm not sure if I bid 6 or 7 clubs over that from the E (probably just 6 I think). Be interested to know the auction on the 7♥XXS since obviously it goes down on the ♠Q and the X might have been asking for that, but hard for W to imagine - without some auction help - that spades is the suit to hit partner's void!Many years ago, playing in a District GNT, one of my teammates led her singleton club against the opponent's 5♥ contract looking for a ruff. She found it - her partner ruffed! This hand was a big loss for our side. At the other table, we were defending 6♦x, and my partner led the suit we had bid during the auction - hearts. I had AKxx of hearts and AKxxxx of clubs. Dummy had 3 hearts and one club. I won the ♥K and tried to figure out what to do next. I could not tell from partner's lead or the auction whether partner had 4 or 5 hearts. With only one club in dummy, it seemed reasonable to try to cash the ♣A - I had opened the bidding 1♣ but after partner's 1♥ response and heavy competitive bidding by the opps we never bid clubs again. Declarer ruffed and got rid of his remaining heart on dummy's spades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffy Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 I don't understand the 24.0 and 25.0 scores Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenMan Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Many years ago, playing in a District GNT, one of my teammates led her singleton club against the opponent's 5♥ contract looking for a ruff. She found it - her partner ruffed! Love it. I once made 7♥ by getting a ruff-sluff at trick 1. The interesting part of that deal was that some pairs sitting the other direction made 7♠, also on a ruff-sluff at trick 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillybean Posted January 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 I don't understand the 24.0 and 25.0 scoresMatchpoints, I didn't list the rest of the results so it does look like a team score sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtK78 Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Love it. I once made 7♥ by getting a ruff-sluff at trick 1. The interesting part of that deal was that some pairs sitting the other direction made 7♠, also on a ruff-sluff at trick 1.Every so often there is a hand like this at a North American Championship. The story is usually that, on more than one occasion, one of the partners cue bids his void and the other partner, also with a void, assumes the other has the A and they bid 7NT, down 7. There are variations on this story, however. In the first regional open pair event that I won my partner and I defended 3♠x vulnerable down 8 for 2300. We could have made all 13 tricks, but it is hard to defend that bad of a contract perfectly. Interestingly, in another section, someone played 4♠x down 9! Some people can't resist interfering into a strong 2♣ auction, even though the suit in this case was 5 small. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mbodell Posted January 6, 2015 Report Share Posted January 6, 2015 Really? About 4nt instead of 2nt: I'm white against red with a 2♣ opener opponent and I'm 1=0=6=6, weak, with no quick tricks/no defense. Seems like I want to steal all the space and 5m is extremely likely to be a good sac over some red game for the opponents, and slam for opponents is not unexpected. And my partners should play a 4nt here as for the minors (I've bid this or had partner bid this in different auctions before). It is super clear over 2♣ that I'm not doing something like blackwood here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Posted January 15, 2015 Report Share Posted January 15, 2015 Matchpoints, I didn't list the rest of the results so it does look like a team score sorry.But you said you lost 1 imp in the topic title :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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