10th February – Board 24: Love All. Dealer West.
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I’m not sure anyone got anywhere near the right contract on the hand above, which in a way was a blessing for all concerned as a murderous trump break would scupper any attempt at ambition. And yet I would have thought the auction would very likely go:-
West
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North
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East
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South
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1S
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No
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2H
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No
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4H
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No
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5D
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No
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6H
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End
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A bid of 2H over 1S always shows a five-card suit at least so West has an easy raise to game in hearts. Being so much stronger than he might be East does best to cue-bid in diamonds and I think that ought to be enough to persuade West to bid the goodish slam. The fact that it doesn’t make is just one of those things and sometimes virtue has to be its own reward. I know some people opened that West hand 1D but unless playing five-card majors the logic for that escapes me entirely. What is the rebid going to be after 1H from partner? 1NT, thus ignoring the best part of the hand or 1S ignoring the basic tenet that no-trump hands should be bid as such as soon as possible. As it happens when the hand did open 1D N/S got into the act and at one stage bid up to the three-level in spades. Had West doubled I think poor South would still be losing tricks.
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