[Gerben42]

Nunes - Fantoni had a tough problem in the Bermuda Bowl after the Meckwellian NF Multi, they bid:

2♦* p p 3♣
p 3NT p p
p

* Weak two in ♥ or♠

This went 3 down because of problems in ♦.

Anyway, I felt very similar yesterday. Opponents are intermediate.

2♦* p p 3♣
p ?

Weak with ♥ + ♠ (note the difference!) or 24+ balanced

Scoring: MP

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Anyway, if you bid 3NT you will see partner table this hand after a small ♠ lead.

Scoring: MP

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You win the Ace. Do you
a) Cash out for 2 down?
Try to play a ♥ to the King and then cash your ♣ for 1 down?
c) Play 2 rounds of ♥, taken by the Ace hoping for a return of either a ♠ or a ♦ smaller than 9.

[luke warm]

me too... i wouldn't think about stopping the bleeding until i see the blood... it's not 100% that this goes down

[Fluffy]

Let's make it!

[Gerben42]

Good, we're all happy company of the kiss of death. I lead ♥ to the King which held and the a ♥ back to the Q on which LHO discarded the ♦2 and RHO took the Ace. At this point I felt quite good as this card might steer away RHO from a ♦ shift however she led the ♦J and down 4 I was (down 5 had she not discarded her 7th diamond lol)

[Trpltrbl]

Lucyyyyyyyyyyyy, you have some'xplaining to do....
Cashing out for down something, HA.
I rather have tried and failed then never tried, must be hard to find teammates these days

GBB

[inquiry]

I play Multi-versus-Multi in direct position and Dixon in 4th/6th seat (6th seat is after 2D-P-2M-P-P-?). But this auction, 2D-P-P-? brings up an interesting question. Dixon in fourth seat is meant for when RHO bids 2H/2S. Here he passes 2D, this is not covered by Dixon. At the table, I guess I would revert have to Multi-versus-Multi but this is probably not best.

What do people play when a multi 2D is passed to the fourths chair? Double as penalty (based upon misfit)? I think some ideas for non-standard treatments migh include,

DBL = No clear direction, values.
2M = Takeout of bid major (implies other major and clubs)
2NT = natural, limited
3C = one suiter, this suit
3D = big hand, looking for 3NT or if you prefer, michales showing a major and clubs, big hand.

Or,

DBL = penalty,
2M = bid suit, neutral on clubs
2NT = raptor like, clubs and hearts
3C = raptor like, clubs and spades
3D = good club suit, one suiter, extra values

Or,

DBL = hearts
2H = spades,
2S = clubs,
2NT = hearts and clubs
3C = clubs and spades

Of course, the simple,
DBL = takeout,
2H = hearts,
2S = spades,
3C = clubs
can always be played. (how boring....)....