All problems in a strong NT, 2/1 context.
You | Partner |
1NT | |
? |
By the way,
Now, does
I guess it's barely possible he has something like
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I'll go with the majority and judge it to be a slam try, though
I suspect that the number of diamond slam tries with no card or
stiff in the majors is pretty small. Then again, the number of
hands which want to play
Ought I have bid 3NT the first time? Yes, I think so, because
that partnership plays
You | LHO | CHO | RHO |
Pass | Dbl | ||
Rdbl | |||
Pass | Pass | Dbl | Pass |
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Redouble was support
Note that in addition to the technical merits of this style (i.e. not turning a plus into a minus by erroneously competing), there is also the advantage that doubler's partner rarely has a tough decision to make.
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I don't agree with Chris that the double can be shortness in
diamonds, essentially saying, "I want to bid
Partner | You |
1NT | ? |
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DavidC mentions that playing Two-Way Checkback, one has two
ways to get to 2NT. I normally play that
LHO | CHO | RHO | You |
Pass | 3NT | ||
Pass | Pass | ? | |
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AK9x KJx Q8xxxx |
87x QJ10x A10xx KJ | |
West | North | East | South | ||
2NT | Pass | ||||
All Pass |
Making five.
Assign the blame for missing a pretty good game. ...for that matter, either of two pretty good games.
Passing
So, I'd blame East 100%, since West did something at least reasonable (and possibly correct) which shouldn't have cost on the actual deal.
I think that blame for this is probably about 65% West 35% East but I could go 60-40.
The worst opener should have for
So:
West, 40% for not bidding
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The bottom line is that you just don't bid 2NT at IMPs. Even when it's right, sometimes partner makes an overtrick, or the defense errs, or 2NT was down anyway, or... There's something to the theory that a competitive 2NT is always forcing at IMPs.