[blml] 2 hands

[John Probst]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karel" <karel at esatclear.ie>
To: "BLM" <blml at rtflb.org>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 11:24 PM
Subject: [blml] 2 hands


> Hand 1   teams E/W vul, dealer south
>
> North
> S AQJxx
> H xxx
> D -
> C AQxxx
>

snip
> S      W     N      E
>
> P      1D    1S    dbl
> 2D**   P     3C    3D
> 3S*    P     4S    all pass
>
> **  good raise to 2S's
> * Bit estimated at about 20 secs
>
> Result -  4S making
>
> E/W claimed the pause suggested bidding on.

... and North has a 5 loser hand facing a sound raise... sheesh, pull the 
other one. He was thinking about 6 spades.

>
> South when asked said he was considering doubling 3D's (-1 on the
> hand), decided his diamonds were too poor and that the opps most
> likely had 9 rather than 8 trumps.  Even with the club support felt
> the 4333 shape not worth 4S's.
>
> North said he was always bidding game opposite a good raise and just
> bid out the shape looking for the magic fit for 6S (eg) S T9xx HAxx
> Dxxx C Kxx on a finesse thru opener or 7C/6S (eg) SKxx HAxx Dxxx
> CKxxx.  North pointed out that had South a penalty double then given
> wasted values in diamonds pass would be more attractive.

Quite so.  Appeal without merit after "result stands"

>
>  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Hand 2   Teams
>
> N      E     S      W
> 2D*   P     1H    P**
> 2D    P      2H   P
> 2NT  P     3NT   All pass
>
> * benji style where 2D is stronger than 2C's showing a big hand 20+
>
> ** accepted the 1H bid
>
> Is North allowed to bid 2D conventional at his 2nd turn ?
>
> South's 1H bid was a miss bid he meant to bid 2H's relay.
>

wtp?  North is known to have a near GF, so we don't even care what 2D 
means - it's obviously forcing. His 2N rebid suggests a 23 count with 
probably a doubleton heart, since the second heart bid by responder looks 
natural to me.  Where's the infraction?

John
>
> Karel
>
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