7th July – Board 7: Game All. Dealer South.
The gremlins were at work again on the hand shown below and what must have caused both West and East to have a fair degree of optimism at the outset soon changed to nightmarish horror. Not that either player did anything wrong…..
West
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North
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East
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South
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1D
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3C
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No
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4H
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End
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The above auction is one that I think should happen, but I am not aware that it ever actually went like that. 3C would be just about right for an intermediate jump overcall and I can see little point in East doing anything other than insisting on playing in his suit. (If I have an eight-card suit then that suit is going to be trumps!) Of course 4H is a hopeless contract compounded even more so by the bad trump break. One or two people were doubled in 4H or 5C and they can consider themselves to be unlucky. Which is more than can be said for the pair that bid and made 3NT! I know, I know. I was there and I saw it, but still I do not believe it.
I overcalled 2 clubs as West initially since I thought I was too strong for a jump overcall. Is that wrong? It meant I bid clubs twice before I was persuaded by partner's 4H bid.
ReplyDeleteIt really depends on partnership agreement as to how strong you play a jump overcall when vulnerable. I agree the hand is pretty strong but it most be a worry as to where all those losing diamonds are going to go so an intermediate call of 3C looks about right. The slight worry I have about bidding only 2C is that the bidding might have reached game in a major by them the next time it is your turn to call. Showing a long suit in the beginning might make it easier for partner to sacrifice.
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