[kenrexford]

I missed board two of round five of the Bermuda/Vienna/Seniors finals, until just now.

If you have not seen it, please do. Be prepared, however. It appears that we have lunatics on the loose in Shanghai.

If anyone can please interpret this insanity, I'd love to hear about it.

[skjaeran]

Scoring: IMP

Rotated 180 degrees.

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Open room:
1♠ - 2♣
2♥ - 2NT
3♣ - 3♦
3♥ - 3♠
4♥ - 6♣

All fine up to and including 3♣, then a wheel seemed to fall off.
It looks like Brogeland (responder) intended furhter bids as cuebids agreeing ♣, wheras Sælensminde intended 3♥ as natural, showing 5-5-0-3. I think Sælensminde should understand what was wrong when 3♠ hit the table, and bid 3NT, not 4♥. Then maybe they'd land on their feet.

In the bidding was the same, until 3♦ was doubled, then continued:
rdbl - 3♥
4♥ - 4NT
6♣

I'm not sure what happened here. Obviously they were on different pages here too.

[mike777]

wow both tables had a mix up? very interesting.

[jdonn]

skaeran, on Oct 12 2007, 12:36 PM, said:

Dealer: West Vul: N/S Scoring: IMP

♠ AKJ64 ♥ J9763 ♦   ♣ QJ5 ♠ 2 ♥ QT2 ♦ AQ76 ♣ AK762

Rotated 180 degrees.

Open room:
1♠ - 2♣
2♥ - 2NT
3♣ - 3♦
3♥ - 3♠
4♥ - 6♣

All fine up to and including 3♣, then a wheel seemed to fall off.
It looks like Brogeland (responder) intended furhter bids as cuebids agreeing ♣, wheras Sælensminde intended 3♥ as natural, showing 5-5-0-3. I think Sælensminde should understand what was wrong when 3♠ hit the table, and bid 3NT, not 4♥. Then maybe they'd land on their feet.

In the bidding was the same, until 3♦ was doubled, then continued:
rdbl - 3♥
4♥ - 4NT
6♣

I'm not sure what happened here. Obviously they were on different pages here too.

I think the 4♥ bid in the other room was a case of bidding what you are looking at and assuming partner will take it how you mean it instead of realizing how partner will take the bid when he can't see your hand. Of course partner will expect good hearts for the 4♥ bid, he won't think it's natural to be passed on some lousy 5 card suit. I don't think finding a 5-3 heart fit is feasible any more after the redouble, that is clearly a cuebidding-style call so you can't go back to natural bidding in a suit that you have tended to deny extra length in already.

In the Norwegian auction I think 3♥ should be natural but so should 3♠ on some sort of 2146 type hand. And I completely don't understand the 4♥ bid, the only explanation is he took 3♠ as a cuebid agreeing hearts which makes no sense to me.

The pair that went down 3 tricks actually gained over the other pair, who went down 5!! tricks. The cards were lying very badly, but wow.

[kenrexford]

The depths of this hand are being missed. CHECK THE OTHER EVENTS!!!

One pair defended 3♦X, and it made!

The 6♣ contract was repeated!

Out of six pairs, half bid 6♣, and one defended 3♦ unsuccessfully.

This is a mess!

Indonesia (Seniors) tried a sane 3NT, +2.

Germany (Venice) tried 4♥, for an overtrick. What a concept!

[helene_t]

kenrexford, on Oct 12 2007, 09:47 PM, said:

This is a mess!

Agree, we want our money back! I didn't spend EUR 150 on an almost brand-new laptop just to watch Gozilla bridge! Sue them, those bastards!