[nige1]

On this deal, a skilled declarer achieved a strange top against us.
2♥ with 2 overtricks on the super-Moysian fit.
Declarer (South) won the ♠ lead cashed ♦AK and led a ♣ to LHO's ♣A. Declarer ruffed the ♠ return and led ♥. LHO mistakenly played low and dummy;s ♥9 won the trick. Now ♠ ruff. ♣ finesse, ♠ ruff, ♣K, ♠ ruff.
Thus, declarer made 1 x ♠, 2 x ♦, 2 x ♣ and 5 x ♥!

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[rmnka447]

nige1, on 2019-April-28, 14:39, said:

On this deal, a skilled declarer achieved a strange top against us. 2♥ with 2 overtricks on the super-Moysian fit.
Declarer (South) won the ♠ lead cashed ♦AK and led a ♣ to LHO's ♣A. Declarer ruffed the ♠ return and led ♥. LHO mistakenly played low and dummy;s ♥9 won the trick. Now ♠ ruff ♣ finesse, ♠ ruff, ♣K, ♠ ruff and declarer had made 1 x ♠, 2 x ♦, 2 x ♣ and 5 x ♥!

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Rub of the green. 2 ♥ might not be so attractive if South found East with a 9-10 point hand. Tip your cap to declarer for the play, but the bid is a bad one that panned out

[HardVector]

I don't consider play low from KJ74 a mistake. You are looking at 2 sure tricks in the suit, and I'm not throwing one of them away because of a possible finesse of the 9.

[Tramticket]

Opps got lucky with a silly bid.

[sfi]

Presumably 2H showed hearts and a minor?

[nige1]

sfi, on 2019-April-28, 16:18, said:

Presumably 2H showed hearts and a minor?

X = PEN,
2♣ = ART. Both Ms (Landy).
Other suit-bids = NAT

[sfi]

nige1, on 2019-April-28, 17:48, said:

X = PEN,
2♣ = ART (Landy)
Other suit-bids = NAT

Now I have rather less sympathy for the 2H bid.

[msjennifer]

Sir,something appears rather weird.How come 2H bid was made on a 4 carder suit.Why did they play in 2H and not 3NT.It appears a wee bit surprising that with the given hand North who is certainly worth a bid kept quiet.(over 2H).

[nige1]

msjennifer, on 2019-April-28, 23:31, said:

Sir,something appears rather weird.How come 2H bid was made on a 4 carder suit.Why did they play in 2H and not 3NT.It appears a wee bit surprising that with the given hand North who is certainly worth a bid kept quiet.(over 2H).

MsJennifer is right, Sorry, In fact East was dealer and the bidding started Pass Pass

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[pescetom]

nige1, on 2019-April-28, 17:48, said:

X = PEN,
2♣ = ART (Landy)
Other suit-bids = NAT

It's odd that there is no way of safely showing a 4-card major. I can understand not wanting to give up the penalty double over weak NT, but one could use 2♣ for a 4-card major plus a 5-card minor and 2♦ for both majors, for instance.