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Passed hand free bid Was it worth the risk?

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Posted 2016-October-06, 06:46

Whilst I prefer to keep quiet/go slow with a misfit I took a risky call at the table (sitting South - Matchpoints) - I probably shouldn't have broken silence but wondered if there was any merit to my action:

  • I passed my second round as we don't play negative free bids so felt I was too weak to show diamonds
  • On the third round I would normally like a second diamond honour to bid but in this case I feared LHO would convert the double for penalties
  • East was clearly short in clubs so West must have (most of) the rest
  • With my void it didn’t matter West's clubs sitting under North's as he’d always be leading away from his hand
  • So I was gambling on improving the contract with a 2 bid with this ropy suit
  • North was probably short in spades so rated to hold at least a couple of diamonds and some values,
  • Also West might give me a better diamond suit and chip in with a heart bid if there was no juicy club penalty looming
  • On the flip side 2 might be our only making contract....

I was lucky, in this case, that partner held Ax, but interested in views on the level of my lunacy. :unsure:
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