[Free]

Since I didn't want to go off topic in another thread, I'll start a new one with an interesting (and probably funny) topic: what's the smallest fit you've ever played in, and what was the result?

For me last week I played again in a 3-1 fit (2♥) after a bidding misunderstanding, I went -4 (-200) but the other tables made 4♥ in the other direction for a great score

I can only remember one hand where I played with less than 4 trumps (see below), even after psychic bids I usually have a 4 or 5 card fit... I also remember a 2♦ ReDoubled in a 3-2 fit where I made +2 for lots of imps, since there was no slam available

My absolute record is 4♠ in a 2-1 fit. My partner didn't understand my bid and passed I went off a lot, while we had 6♣ or so available. These ultra-mini-moysian fits can't allways work out fine

[MickyB]

A 2-0, when I splintered as opener and partner passed. This was a while ago, maybe I jumped a level more than I needed to...it was not a success, despite trumps breaking.

[inquiry]

I had a chance to play in a 2-0 4♠ contract once.. but in pass out seat, opponent with seven spades just couldn't help himself and doubled me... needless to say I retreated to our safe diamond slam and wanted to send our helpful opponent a flower basket.

[bestguru]

I played a 1-1 3!d after my pickup partner passed a cue bid. Opps discovered a crossruff for 12 tricks. Appologies and explanations ensued. I think my partner had been beat up pretty badly in similar instances in the past. She chewed on that result for a couple of hands before saying "Thank you p, you are very nice".

[spwdo]

Hi,

the first day i played bridge , never saw the game before and at first tought one had to bid the number of tricks on a suit he had or something close to that .

My partner bid Michaels 2♠ after opps 1♠ , all passed, he had no ♠, i had 1

His comments were " there wont be system avaible where this woud be a natural bid, partner" to wich i replied "and these non-natural bids are commenly used in bridge?" to wich my partner said" welcome to the game , i hope u will enjoy it and get better soon"


Marc

[PriorKnowledge]

I really try to forget these things... This happened almost 30 years ago....

In a serious money bridge game, RHO opened 3D and I held a monster 6-6. I bid 4D, partner bid 4(of wrong suit), and I persisted with 5D, which seemed to me to say, "Pick a different suit". Partner was confused and passed. So we played in our 0-2 fit down 6 when slam in one of my suits was cold.

I think everyone has stories like this. The most interesting would be Contracts that actually made

[han]

I've played in 3-1 fits and once in a 2-2 fits, but these contracts are usually not big successes. But once I played in a 4-1 club fit (does that count as a small fit?) in 1C redoubled, making 4. I expected a good score, but it wasn't, we could make a lucky slam, and people were bidding it.

[MickyB]

Yes, contracts getting good scores would be better...an England junior international got an interesting push once - love all, 4H+1 in the other room, he played 5H-9.

[jtfanclub]

Free, on Dec 3 2004, 09:29 AM, said:

Since I didn't want to go off topic in another thread, I'll start a new one with an interesting (and probably funny) topic: what's the smallest fit you've ever played in, and what was the result?

I'm sure there were other times, but the one I remember is the 2-0 split where partner knew what he was doing.

Bidding went:

2♦, alerted as 4-4 in the majors or better, 11-15 hcp, passed out.

Partner had a balanced hand with two diamonds, five clubs, and no points. I had a diamond void and maybe 12 crappy points.

Partner figured we weren't vulnerable, they have game, even down 8 should be a good board, and if they doubled he could run. He was right, although we actually took 2 tricks.

[the hog]

"For me last week I played again in a 3-1 fit "

Frederick you are a wimp. Real men play in 1-1 fits.

Playing a precision pair we were playing that a jump bid showed
a weak hand in that suit
or a weak hand in the suit above
or a 4441 hand with a s/ton in that suit

So it goes (1C) 2H and I hold a s/t H and not much; well clearly he has a weak 2 in H. Wrong! Pd was 4144. And we played in our 1-1 fit. Can't remember wherther this was good, bad or indifferent. Both opps felt they had too many H to make a takeout X rofl!

[Fluffy]

Besides the 3-3 I posted making 5♠ I Don´t have anything from myself worth it.

My opponents once played in the 1-1 after a passed hand made a splinter 4♦, wich his partner though couldn´t be a real splinter since passed hand (could it be ♦ with passed hand?).

A couple of years ago, in the spanish matchpoints festival there was this auction:

2♦*-2NT
3♥*-4♠

2♦: alerted as multi
3♥: alerted as maximum with ♠.

You can imagine this was a 2-2 fit, but when no trump was led it eventually made 10 trick, sadly it was neraly a bottom anyway.

Another one from my father long ago, he opened 3♠ Alder (any 7+ suit headed AKQ), and it was passed by his partner who had nothing at all, playing in a 0-1 fit, it went 9 off for -450, who won just 1 imp when his team mates stayed in 4♠ +2.

[Antoine Fourrière]

Well, this hand is quite famous, and helped Germany lose its 1989 Venice Cup semi-final against the Netherlands.

Scoring: IMP

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Von Arnim opened in second position 3♥, normal preempt or a solid club suit, van der Pas doubled, Zenkel answered 4♣ (which would have been pass or correct in the absence of a double), Schippers doubled and everyone passed. -1700.

[Cascade]

We played a 1-1 fit after our opponents opened a Precision 1♣ and my partner psyched 1♠.

Both of the opponents found they had too many trumps for a takeout double.

[Free]

The_Hog, on Dec 4 2004, 01:26 AM, said:

Frederick you are a wimp. Real men play in 1-1 fits.

Yeah you're right, I'm just a sissy Give me a couple of years...

[EarlPurple]

I've played many hands in NT, when I had no trumps at all...

Ok, seriously, I think I've played in silly fits but got bad results. The only time I got a decent result was when I was in a "run-out" sequence from 1NT-X and stopped on the way in 2♣ planning to redouble if the opps doubled. They didn't, and left me in a 3-2 fit. It went 3 off non-vulnerable but was a decent result at MP.

[sceptic]

I played 7NT once does that count?

[Gerben47]

Actually I like this convention (3♥ = natural or solid ♣), but it shows you that you need to agree on auctions like this. I am sure the pair in question would no longer have such gaps in their understandings.

A classic is of course after you open a Multi, opponents bid your suit and partner assumes you have the other, bids it and gets doubled. Oh joy.

[Gerben47]

Another 1-2 fit occurred in this auction:

1NT* dbl 2♣** pass pass pass

* 10 - 13
** Clubs or at least two other suits

We managed 2 tricks for -300 which was a top.
Opps were playing XXX: 1st double points, 2nd double takeout, 3rd double penalty.

Gerben

[Stephen Tu]

I played a 1-0 after a passed hand splinter response. I did have the ace of trumps. It was not a complete bottom

Anyone play a 0-0 fit yet?

[Flame]

Finnaly i have a board for this thread, played today, my partner doubled 1nt showing a one suiter RHO bid 2D transfer, i pass and LHO bid 2h , pass pass.
i have 2344 hand and decided to bid 2sp as pass or corect, opponents doubled and we didnt take it out. (the opponent did )