Disaster all round

[mw64ahw]

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Where do you end up? - we found the correct suit, underbid and went down

 

As an addition 3 pairs contracted in unmakeable games (1xEW in ♣) 2 making - no-one contracted in a makeable game.

[Winstonm]

I can imagine this auction for me as:

1D-1S

2D-2H

3D-P

Or

1D-1S

2D-2H

2S-3S

P

[nullve]

1♦(1)-1♥(2)

1N(3)-2♣(4)

2♦(5)-P

 

(1) "10+, NATish unBAL" OR "20-22 BAL"

(2) "0+, (3)4+ S, may have longer H unless GF values"

(3) 9-14, 2-S5D5C OR "10-12", 2-S3-H6+D OR "16-18, any (unBAL)" OR "20-22 BAL"

(4) "8+, relay"

(5) "10-12", 2-S3-H6+D

[Cyberyeti]

Because we play 1♦-1♠-2♦-2♥ as an artificial ask, we would bid 1♦-1♠-2♦-2N(5 spades/4hearts inv)-3♦ I suspect

[TylerE]

1♦-2 (5S/4H inv+)-3♦

[pescetom]

Much like Winstonm but probably passing 2S:

1D-1S

2D-2H

2S-p/3S

 

If diamonds is better so be it, spades is where the system leads.

If BBO were to restore the simulation facility we could know with some objectivity.

[nige1]

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mw64ahw 'Optimal suit, wrong level, wrong play

Where do you end up? - we found the correct suit, underbid and went down. tt

As an addition 3 pairs contracted in unmakeable games (1xEW in ♣) 2 making - no-one contracted in a makeable game.

+++++++++++++++++++++

Deal rotated to make South dealer.

IMO responder has a close decision whether or not to pass 2♠.

Game seems a poor prospect [/hv]

[mycroft]

Depending on system:

 

1♦-1♠;

2♦ (usually "overstrength preempt")-2♥

2♠ (or 3♦, but at MPs, I like 2♠)-p. I can see a game try, which gets Nigel's auction.

 

or:

 

2♦-2♠;

p. If partner wants to run from diamonds (which, granted, could be J8532 or worse), Kx and the ♦A should be enough to survive.

[mw64ahw]

I'm not sure why, but the NS hands felt like they had game potential when playing, but we got stuck in 2♠

 

Game probabilities are approximately

5♦ 9% 4 makeable

4♥ 35% 4 makeable

4♠ 19% 6 makeable

Strangely of the 4 pairs that bid ♠ only one pair managed to make 3 with the others going down. Is this such a hard one to play?

 

1 pair made 3NT after West failed to overcall and a ♥ was led. The other pair in 3NT went down 2 after a 2♣ overcall

1 pair made 5♦ after a K♣ lead followed by the A♣

The sole EW contract went down heavily in 5♣

 

The other point I felt was an oddity was the general reluctance of the Wests to overcall 2♣

 

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[Winstonm]

Odd indeed since 2C over 1D is one overcall I have always routinely stretched to make.