[bd71]

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Mainstream 2/1.

Result: 5CX-2/+500 vs. 5SX=/-850, lose 8

Let's focus on assessing any blame at this table and ignore the impact of teammates double.

[Mbodell]

I like 4♠ instead of 3♠ by N. South has already stretched to bid 4♠/3♠ expecting to make so I think the X is reasonable. I think N should bid 5♠ over 5♣ given partner has X and bid 4♠.

[P_Marlowe]

Getting 500 is ok, so what is the point in discussing?

5S makes, i.e. we would loose 150 on the board, who would ever cry about loosing 150 points
on a high level decison.
How do you feel the discussion would go, if 5S-1 would have been the result, still getting 500
in 5C? If there really would be a discussion, I would know, what to do: leaving the team.

Discussing the is board is a waste of time.

With kind regards
Marlowe

PS: Regarding 4S instead 3S - I have no strong feeling. 3S looks ok for me, but we play,
that the X facing a passed hand can be weaker that in direct seat, i.e. jumping to 4S
risks going down vs. nothing, espesially since we have hearts I dont have the fear, that
they will out bid us.

[kenberg]

I'm not assessing blame here because I think it's a tough hand. Certainly bd71 has a point that North might have bid 4♠ directly over 3♣. This might help. South also missed an opportunity. As the auction went, after East bid 4♣ South could have bid 4♦ on the way to 4♠. This might well help North to get it right when they have to choose over. 5♣.

I think it's tough all around.

[ggwhiz]

At imps I make the north hand a mandatory 4♠ call with a stiff club let alone a void and that makes the south decision to take the money in 5♣X opposite a passed hand partner a very reasonable decision.

[Zelandakh]

Seems like a good hand to blame on system - if North opens 2♠ and South raises to 4♠ the opps probably cannot get together quickly enough to find their sac. That said, if South overcalls 1♠ rather than doubling, this makes life much easier for North.

[Cyberyeti]

Would have overcalled 1♠ rather than X, not sure what that does, but suspect 5♣ doesn't get back to me to X.