Tramticket Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 Aunty Mabel coerced you into partnering her in the Lower Twaddlebury annual Christmas charity pairs. You arrive and are surprised to see that Eric Rodwell and Jeff Meckstroth have flown in for the event (attracted, no doubt, by the mince pies and mulled wine). You sit down to play Board 1 against the maestros and Aunty Mabel is, fortunately, so overwhelmed that she decides to pass throughout! You can expect Eric and Jeff to make perfect double-dummy bids and plays of course - but since it is Christmas, they suggest that, to even things up, both pairs bid and play double dummy (assistance of double-dummy software is obviously cheating!). They are true gentlemen and offer you your choice of seats. This is board 1: [hv=pc=n&s=s9hjt9daq432cakq2&w=sakq8hakq87dkcjt9&n=sjt765432h65432dc&e=shdjt98765c876543]399|300[/hv] The evening progresses and the movement finds you playing a "revenge" final round against our stars. Board 24 is the final hand of the night and the dealing machine has clearly also imbibed on a glass or two of the mulled wine and deals the exact same hand as you played on board 1. The final round is an Arrow Switch and the director asks you to rotate seats 90 degrees anti-clockwise. There is a strange symmetry to the two results. Q1: Where did you choose to sit for board 1?Q2: What was the rather peculiar auction on Board 1? How did the play go and with what result?Q3: What was the equally peculiar auction on Board 24? How did the play go and with what result? A tip to get you started: Law 2 might help explain why the results are different on deals which are the same... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FelicityR Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 I assume the bridge maestros are still allowed to play Meckwell Precision at Lower Twaddlebury, or would that be uncharitable? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tramticket Posted December 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 I assume the bridge maestros are still allowed to play Meckwell Precision at Lower Twaddlebury, or would that be uncharitable? :) They are allowed to play Meckwell Precision - but this might not be the best double dummy strategy. Since they can see all four hands, they might prefer to bid what they can make ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pescetom Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 Q1: Where did you choose to sit for board 1?Q2: What was the rather peculiar auction on Board 1? How did the play go and with what result?Q3: What was the equally peculiar auction on Board 24? How did the play go and with what result? I'll bite just to get things started, although I have doubts about the second board in particular. Q1: I choose to sit in North as dealer. Q2: 3♠ P P 4♠;Dbl P P Pwith Jeff in West running the hearts and then forcing me to play off trumps to comic effect.4♠x-1 +100 Q3: I take it I am now dealer in West and both sides are vulnerable?And all four players recognise the hand and the director is snoring after finishing off the mulled wine?If so, I don't expect anything peculiar in the auction, except for the eccentric opening and Meckwell passing with 9 trumps:3S P P P3♠= +140 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 I'll bite just to get things started, although I have doubts about the second board in particular. Q1: I choose to sit in North as dealer. Q2: 3♠ P P 4♠;Dbl P P Pwith Jeff in West running the hearts and then forcing me to play off trumps to comic effect.4♠x-1 +100 Q3: I take it I am now dealer in West and both sides are vulnerable?And all four players recognise the hand and the director is snoring after finishing off the mulled wine?If so, I don't expect anything peculiar in the auction, except for the eccentric opening and Meckwell passing with 9 trumps:3S P P P3♠= +140No, N bids 4♠ on the second auction and goes -1x as the opening lead allows you make 9 tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tramticket Posted December 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 Q3: I take it I am now dealer in West and both sides are vulnerable? You are now dealer in the West seat - but you might want to re-check the vulnerability ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tramticket Posted December 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 No, N bids 4♠ on the second auction and goes -1x as the opening lead allows you make 9 tricks. Yes - strange hand as both North and West can make 9 tricks in spades, In either case after the 3♠ opening, the other takes the sacrifice in 4♠ ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pescetom Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 You are now dealer in the West seat - but you might want to re-check the vulnerability ... Correct of course, neither side is vulnerable and so now we have another peculiar auction where Eric will sacrifice in 4♠x-1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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