Ditherer Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 Sometimes luck favours the bold ... https://tinyurl.com/22msalgr :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pescetom Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 Swap E and W and you wouldn't be so happy :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw64ahw Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 A thin slam, but the playing strength is just about there to attempt it.Perhaps rebidding the ♣ suit first would be a better approach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 4♥ is a ridiculous bid, how are you going to fancy a heart contract when N only has 4 and he's tapped at trick 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagles123 Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 Sometimes luck favours the bold ... https://tinyurl.com/22msalgr :-) so you've bid highly questionably to a poor slam that happens to make ... great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 Swap E and W and you wouldn't be so happy :)Remember, all slams are 50% - either they make or they don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pescetom Posted June 5, 2022 Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 Remember, all slams are 50% - either they make or they don't. "A good slam is one that makes", attributed to Bob Hamman as I recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditherer Posted June 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2022 Sorry that I didn't explain why I consider this hand to be interesting. The bidding was nothing to be proud of, but the lesson is that sometimes only one distribution of the cards allows a contract to be made and (at least at IMP scoring) one needs to play for it. Suppose declarer rises with the Ace of Clubs when the 10 is led; then the slam is certain to fail unless the King is singleton (in which case the 10 would not have been led). Instead, declarer should play for King 10 doubleton and trumps 3-2, discarding losing Spades on winning Clubs. (If you don't think this hand is interesting, please ignore the post rather than make rude comments.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw64ahw Posted June 6, 2022 Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 Sorry that I didn't explain why I consider this hand to be interesting. The bidding was nothing to be proud of, but the lesson is that sometimes only one distribution of the cards allows a contract to be made and (at least at IMP scoring) one needs to play for it. Suppose declarer rises with the Ace of Clubs when the 10 is led; then the slam is certain to fail unless the King is singleton (in which case the 10 would not have been led). Instead, declarer should play for King 10 doubleton and trumps 3-2, discarding losing Spades on winning Clubs. (If you don't think this hand is interesting, please ignore the post rather than make rude comments.)Be prepared for the hyper-critical when posting; some comments can be brutal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AL78 Posted June 6, 2022 Report Share Posted June 6, 2022 4♥ is a ridiculous bid, how are you going to fancy a heart contract when N only has 4 and he's tapped at trick 2. This doesn't surprise me at all. Last week my RHO doubled then bid a new suit at the two level with only four of them. They make +140 for a near top, dummy has three card support and they break 3-3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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