This is how you (nearly) win a daylong

[smerriman]

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At IMPs, GIB miraculously comes up with the best lead of a club, ensuring 3NT is going to go down 5 tricks.

 

Sadly, once it gets in, it decides to try the only play guaranteed to let the contract make.

 

Blah blah, GIB can't simulate due to impossible bidding, I know. Regardless of the excuse, this is pretty rubbish :)

 

But this is how daylongs are designed to be won/lost. (This was only enough for 7th place sadly, due to one flat board I was dealt.)

[steve2005]

what so impossible about bidding south take a shot a 3N based on tricks and a spade stopper. should have KD otherwise is normal.

 

What's to simulate? partner might have Q♣ let them in to lead spades.

When QC hold you know partner has KC and it's -5.

 

Playing smith echo or any sort of suit preference you wouldn't have to rely on opponent's bidding for your defense.

[virgosrock]

[hv=http://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?sn=smerriman&s=SK32HQDAQJ7653CA7&wn=Robot&w=SAQJT5H98DK92C985&nn=Robot&n=S76HAJT64D8CT6432&en=Robot&e=S984HK7532DT4CKQJ&d=s&v=b&b=7&a=1D(Minor%20suit%20opening%20--%203+%20%21D%3B%2011-21%20HCP%3B%2012-22%20total%20points)1S(One-level%20overcall%20--%205+%20%21S%3B%208-17%20HCP%3B%209-19%20total%20points)D(Negative%20double%20--%204+%20%21H%3B%207+%20total%20points)2D(Good%20support%20in%20S%20--%203+%20%21S%3B%2010+%20total%20points)3N(3+%20%21D%3B%205-%20%21H%3B%205-%20%21S%3B%2020-21%20HCP%3B%2022-%20total%20points%3B%20likely%20stop%20in%20%21S)PPP&p=C5CTCJCAHQH9HAH2D8DTDJDKS5S6S8SKDAD9C2D4DQD2C3H3D7H8C4H7D6SAC6H5D5SQH4S9D3SJS7S4C7C9H6CKCQS2C8HTHKS3STHJ]400|300[/hv]

 

At IMPs, GIB miraculously comes up with the best lead of a club, ensuring 3NT is going to go down 5 tricks.

 

Sadly, once it gets in, it decides to try the only play guaranteed to let the contract make.

 

Blah blah, GIB can't simulate due to impossible bidding, I know. Regardless of the excuse, this is pretty rubbish :)

 

But this is how daylongs are designed to be won/lost. (This was only enough for 7th place sadly, due to one flat board I was dealt.)

 

what are "daylongs"

 

vr