[manudude03]

Scoring: MP

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(P,i)-P-(1♠, ii)-X
(3♠)-4♥-(P)-4♠
(P)-5♣-(P)-5♠
(P)-6NT-(P)-7♥
AP

(i) 0-7 or 17+ (obv 0-7 here)
(ii) natural 8-16

[MFA]

6N is freaking insane, but both players had already given the horse too much hay at that time.

[jdonn]

I think with the exception of the double and 7♥ (and arguably 4♠ although it's close) every bid E/W made was an overbid. I won't try to allocate blame further since there is too much, but west would get more since he won the overbid battle 3 to 1 or 3 to 2.

[Siegmund]

I felt like the 5♣ cuebid was forced, and the 5♠ from East was the single worst overbid of the auction. If we are keeping score I think East did more.

But there was lots of enthusiastic bidding, that's for sure.

[akhare]

IMO, things were pretty OK through 4♠.

Was 4♠ clearly an cue agreeing ♥ in these methods or was it a general force? If so, the 5♣ may just be an attempt to show a second suit.

5♠ seems like a pure "torture pard bid" and 6N is either plain bonkers or paying pard back in kind ..

[whereagles]

East was about a red king short for his 5♠ cue.

[P_Marlowe]

Hi,

I think 5S is too much, but at least partner should understand, that
5S is based on a heart fit, and in this context 6NT is just ...

5S is too agressive, you have 16HCP, you are missing 14 rel. HCPs,
iand p is a passed hand, i guess he would have opened with 12, i.e.
assuming that he has 11 out of the 14 is a lot wishful thinking, so 6H.

With kind regards
Marlowe

[mich-b]

jdonn, on Jan 11 2010, 09:10 PM, said:

I think with the exception of the double and 7♥ (and arguably 4♠ although it's close) every bid E/W made was an overbid. I won't try to allocate blame further since there is too much, but west would get more since he won the overbid battle 3 to 1 or 3 to 2.

This means that West's 4♥ (overbid) , 5♣ (mega-overbid) , 6NT (no words...)
were... well ... poor , While East's contribution was the optimistic 5♠ (I think 4♠ was reasonable).
So it seems West gets most of the blame.

[hanp]

MFA, on Jan 11 2010, 08:31 PM, said:

6N is freaking insane, but both players had already given the horse too much hay at that time.

Agree, nicely put.

[ONEferBRID]

Too bad not playing a Meckstroth gimmick:
When ♥ are trump, 4♠ = RKC and 4NT! = voidwood ( ♠ void for ♥ )

♠ K76
♥ QJ54
♦ 98
♣ K987
♠
♥ A863
♦ AQ5432
♣ AQ5

(p) - p - 1♠ - X
( 3♠) - 4♥ - ( p ) - 4NT! ( voidwood )

( p ) - 5C ( no key cards, excluding ♠ A )

.... but 6♥ "ain't going to be a walk in the park" .