21st June – Board 20: Game All. Dealer West.
The main talking point of
last Thursday was the 29 point hand held by a lucky East, although most pairs
did scant justice to such a monster. All sorts of out-of-control sequences took
place when in fact the correct contract could easily have been achieved with a
little science or indeed with no science at all but just a little knowledge.
East should clearly open with the biggest bid in his system, be that 2
♣ or 2
♦, but whatever is chosen the response of 2
♠ should be the same. That shows – mirabile dictu – a decent five card suit or more and at least about eight points, so that if I was told I only had one more bid to make on that East hand it would be 7NT because you can more or less count the tricks. For the scientifically minded however, and why not, there is nothing wrong in duping partner into believing that spades are going to be trumps. 4NT is
RKC and 5
♦ shows the king of spades. 5
♥ asks about the queen and 6
♠ owns up to that lady. So knowing responder has KQxxx in spades at least plus at least one other high card it should not prove too difficult to go all the way. Well done to those who did.
We all nearly choked at the table when my partner opened 7NT. Never seen that bidding sequence before (and probably never likely to do ever again)!
ReplyDeleteAnd as it was the last hand that Andy/Luke are likely to play at the club then it is likely to be a memorable farewell.
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Well it was certainly a bold bid. But as I said in the blog I don't think it would be unreasonable to go straight there after 2C/2D - 2S because 2S should be showing a decent five-card suit, something people should be aware of. Two pairs only reached 7NT, while one pair reached 7H.
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