Centre Island Teams Match 2
This hand featured a related theme to the last hand. After partner shows shortage in the majors I could have been optimistic about the likelihood of a minor suit fit. As it was this was our auction...
| Board 20 West Deals Both Vul | ♠ 7 6 4 ♥ 10 7 4 3 ♦ K 6 5 4 ♣ K 6 | ||||||||||
♠ A Q ♥ K Q 2 ♦ A 8 3 2 ♣ A 9 4 3 |
| ♠ K 9 8 5 ♥ A 5 ♦ Q J 10 9 7 ♣ Q 5 | |||||||||
| ♠ J 10 3 2 ♥ J 9 8 6 ♦ — ♣ J 10 8 7 2 |
| West | North | East | South |
| Livingston | Burrows | ||
| 2 ♦1 | Pass | 3 NT | Pass |
| Pass | Pass |
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| 3 NT by East |
At the table I took the pessimistic view and bashed 3NT with extra values but thinking two 'balanced' hands would make slam unlikely.
Especially at IMPs I should have been more optimistic. If a fit could be found in either spades or diamonds a slam might be possible with marginal values. The slight risk of giving the opponents extra information or of getting to 5-minor when 3NT would have been better should have been taken for the big gain of bidding slam if an appropriate fit could be found. In fact our methods were ideal for the hand.
Had I taken the more optimistic view then our auction would have developed as follows:
| West | North | East | South |
| 2 ♦1 | Pass | 2 ♠2 | |
| Pass | 2 NT | Pass | 3 ♣3 |
| Pass | 3 NT4 | Pass | 4 ♦ |
| Pass | 4 ♠5 | Pass | 4 NT6 |
| Pass | 5 ♣5 | Pass | 6 ♦ |
| Pass | Pass | Pass |
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After the 3NT response showing only five-cards (at most) in the majors I would have been optimistic about a good diamond fit. Partner would have cue-bid and we would have found slam. Note for us the spade cue-bid does not deny a heart control as 4♥ would have be kick-back RKCB.
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