[diana_eva]

Well bidding on was best, obviously, but the bidding took me so much by surprise that I felt opps are making fun of us and pushing us to sac over the impossible call. If I had given West credit that he's not crazy, I'd probably bid on.

3C was perfectly fine, the problem was mostly me believing West went nuts.

[Cyberyeti]

diana_eva, on 2017-August-28, 16:58, said:

OK, so this doesn't exist, at least there's agreement on that. I decided to double.

This was the full hand:

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West was indeed operating, for some unknown reason. This was board 3 out of 12, I don't see why he found it necessary to gamble. Opps made 5Hx+1 which, surprisingly was around 40% because most of the field was in 6H making. Had I passed, it would have been 57%.

Did anybody fail to get a spade on the table against 6♣N which would be the true embarrassment

[diana_eva]

Cyberyeti, on 2017-August-29, 10:11, said:

Did anybody fail to get a spade on the table against 6♣N which would be the true embarrassment

Yes. There were 4-5 6Cx making

Edit: Actually there were 10. It was a big tourney, scores all over the place:

http://www.bridgebas...rname=coolbeans

This post has been edited by diana_eva: 2017-August-29, 10:24

[Cyberyeti]

diana_eva, on 2017-August-29, 10:21, said:

Yes. There were 4-5 6Cx making

Edit: Actually there were 10. It was a big tourney, scores all over the place:

http://www.bridgebas...rname=coolbeans

That sort of lead problem reminds me of a hand of mine where there was an even bigger swing on the line, and team mates butchered the chance of a 24 IMP swing.

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Your choice of lead is the difference between +500/800 and -2470, at the other table, declarer misplayed 6♠x to go off, so your choice of lead potentially swings 34 IMPs.

[sfi]

miamijd, on 2017-August-28, 15:43, said:

Why would LHO not bid some number of hearts with that hand over 1D? Wouldn't you?

I would think it more likely that LHO has something like

Axx
AKQJxxxxx
x
void

Cheers,
mike

Yes I would bid over 1D, but there is no hand West can hold on this bidding that wouldn't merit a bid then. It's clear West is operating.

I am surprised North passed on the actual hand. The diamond honours suggest a 6C bid to me.

[nekthen]

Tramticket, on 2017-August-29, 09:24, said:

"East could redouble" ... maybe we find our club sacrifice then!

"why does north think it necessary to bid 3C?" ... Maybe North thinks that (at least) six certain club tricks + KQX in partner's suit + a void adds up to a good hand? Don't you like North's hand?

If East wakes up enough to redouble, hopefully, his partner can bid 6H over 6C

I do like North's hand but I would still rebid 2C and follow up with 3C. At this stage I do not know what is going on in the majors. Give me a useful Spade or AK in D and I bid 3C

One other query. Is it North's style to open 1C with 4432? If not I would prefer to raise clubs as South rather than bid 1D