23rd February – Board 9: East/West Vul. Dealer North.
There is a tendency sometimes to just shut up shop when partner has limited his hand, but it is not usually a winning policy to go quietly. Certainly South could have been a little more pro-active on the hand shown below.
West
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North
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East
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South
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1NT
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No
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No
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2H
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No
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No
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Dbl
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No
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2S
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???
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The bidding as far as 2H is totally reasonable, the latter bid showing as it does about 11-14 points with a six-card suit or a very good five-card suit. However when the auction comes round to South in the protective position he should certainly re-open with a take-out double. All low level doubles, especially when you are sitting before the overcaller, are for take-out so there should be no confusion in North’s mind, and consequently he has an easy 2S bid. Even with the mirror distribution of the North/South hands 2S will prove an easy make, and while East might compete to the making 3H, he might not. At the very least you should always try to put pressure on the opponents and not go easily.
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