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#1 User is offline   vuroth 

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Posted 2008-September-01, 20:20

Scoring: MP

Bidding:
1♣ (P) 1♥ (X)
P (1NT) P (2♦)
all pass


This board did not score particularly well for us, and we were the only board (of 13) to defend 2 diamonds.

Were we overly wimpy, or unlucky, or something else?
Still decidedly intermediate - don't take my guesses as authoritative.

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Posted 2008-September-01, 20:26

Playing that the redouble shows exactly 3 hearts would have helped on this hand. North should have doubled 2D (takeout). Then south has an easy 2H bid.
Please note: I am interested in boring, bog standard, 2/1.

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Posted 2008-September-01, 20:51

I would have bid 2♥ with South's hand after the 2♦ bid. Since I didn't raise over the double, partner won't take me for 4 hearts. Even if it's a 4-3 fit, it should play fine.

I don't like South's bidding: it feels to me like he decided had opening count, then changed his mind. ATx is too good support to hide like this. Having said that, North has a pretty good hand, too good to let this one go (especially with that great club support). So I would X with North.

Short version: Both hands have support for partner's suit, and neither one showed it!
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