3rd Jan – Board 14: Love All. Dealer East.
It can be really exciting at times when you hold a big distributional hand and your partner opens because it might seem that the sky’s the limit. However two big hands usually only ever make one big contract if there is a fit to be found somewhere, a fact sadly lacking on the featured hand where many people sitting North showed boundless optimism until the wheels came off.
Although North’s initial heart bid was fourth suit a subsequent repeat showed values there, but by this time he knew that his partner held at least ten cards in the pointed suits. When South signs off in 3NT I think North should respect his judgement for chasing slams can be a disappointing occupation. In fact years ago I remember an analysis of the British team’s performance in the European Championships showed that they would have fared better if they had bid no slams at all.
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