Another skewy contract, semisanely reached

[Jinksy]

Try and guess the bidding sequence that landed EW is 3♠ (off 1, with 5♦ making):

 

[hv=pc=n&w=skj54haj9742dq93c&e=sq9hdat8754cqj752]266|100[/hv]

 

E dealer.

 

NV vul, IMP scoring in case relevant. No unusual conventions involved.

[manudude03]

No unusual conventions, so fairly common conventions fine?

 

South opens 1NT, West bids 2C for the majors, East bids 2S as they don't have a natural 2D available, West bids 3H, and East corrects back to 3S which becomes the final contract?

[Jinksy]

Good guess, but no.

[nullve]

[hv=pc=n&d=e&v=0&b=1&a=p2n(both minors)3c(4+S5+H, opening values)p3spppp]266|200[/hv]

 

EDIT: Forgot that 5♦ was making.

Edited November 15, 2015 by nullve

[Jinksy]

Also nice try, but no.

 

I will confirm that E passed as dealer (sanely?)

[apollo1201]

With a more robust D suit like AQJxxx and 5 small C' I'd probably open some number of Ds and W would propell me'into game very soon. Here with this more balanced 2-suiter I've always been told pass and show your 2 suits in one bid later. So original pass can't be criticized too much imo.

So maybe

Pass 1C 1H 1NT

2D 3C 3S all pass

 

But if E mentions his D, W is criminal not to fit them...

[nullve]

[hv=pc=n&d=e&v=0&b=1&a=pp1hp1np2hp3dp3s(idea: must imply D fit)pp(thinking p has 5S6H)p]266|200[/hv]

[Jinksy]

I'm enjoying these efforts, but also not right :) The actual sequence:

 

 

 

[hv=d=e&v=0&b=14&a=p1c3hppdppr(Hoping%20to%20hell%20it's%20rescue%20as%20passed%20hand)p3spp(No%20dbl%2C%20no%20trbl)p]133|100[/hv]

 

 

[WesleyC]

"Another skewy contract, semisanely reached"

 

Double ;)

[Jinksy]

Sure. I was E, and certainly not expecting 3♠ to be the final spot. I was wondering whether if I bid 3N over an X of 3♠, partner would read it as this hand. It seemed like it would be clearer after the X than before, and at this vul, I didn't really mind drifting 5 off undoubled :P