tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26947137.post-69754025095466837992007-08-13T10:56:00.000+02:002007-08-14T13:20:12.019+02:00Slams we bid<strong>1.</strong><div style="text-align:center;width:100%"><table class="firmit_template_deal" style="width:250px"><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_info"><tr><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Dealer:</td><td class="firmit_template_info_td">East</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Vul:</td><td class="firmit_template_info_td">EW</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Scoring:</td><td class="firmit_template_info_td">imps</td></tr><tr></tr></table></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Q8762</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">-</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AQ8753</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">T3</td></tr></table></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">JT3</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">J842</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">J92</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">J84</td></tr></table></td><td></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">A94</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AKQ63</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">64</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">972</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">K5</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">T975</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">KT</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AKQ65</td></tr></table></td><td></td></tr></table></div><br />1<span class='hearts'>♥</span> - 2<span class='clubs'>♣</span> - pass - 2<span class='diamonds'>♦</span><br />pass - 2<span class='hearts'>♥</span> - Dbl - 3<span class='spades'>♠</span>?<br />pass - 4<span class='hearts'>♥</span> - pass - 5<span class='spades'>♠</span><br />pass - 6<span class='diamonds'>♦</span> - pass - pass<br />pass<br /><br />Result: 6<span class='diamonds'>♦</span>=<br /><br />A sharp one on the first day. We weren't sure about the 3<span class='spades'>♠</span> bid, but we both considered it to be natural. We have numerous ways of supporting partner's <span class='clubs'>♣</span>s, and an autosplinter wouldn't make much sense.<br />Bidding 2<span class='spades'>♠</span> followed by another cuebid and 3<span class='spades'>♠</span> wouldn't necessarily show 5-6, so we agreed (afterwards) that this sequence above should be natural with 5<span class='spades'>♠</span> and 6<span class='diamonds'>♦</span>.<br /><br /><strong>2.</strong><div style="text-align:center;width:100%"><table class="firmit_template_deal" style="width:250px"><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_info"><tr><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Dealer:</td><td class="firmit_template_info_td">South</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Vul:</td><td class="firmit_template_info_td">None</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Scoring:</td><td class="firmit_template_info_td">imps</td></tr><tr></tr></table></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">63</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AJ9872</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AJ</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Q62</td></tr></table></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">T9842</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">T654</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">K3</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">84</td></tr></table></td><td></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">QJ7</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">-</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">QT87642</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">J95</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AK5</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">KQ3</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">95</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AKT73</td></tr></table></td><td></td></tr></table></div><br />Opponents were silent:<br />1<span class='clubs'>♣</span>! - 2<span class='hearts'>♥</span>!<br />3<span class='hearts'>♥</span>! - 3NT!<br />4<span class='clubs'>♣</span>! - 4<span class='diamonds'>♦</span>!<br />4NT! - 5<span class='diamonds'>♦</span>!<br />6<span class='clubs'>♣</span>! - 7<span class='hearts'>♥</span><br /><br />1<span class='clubs'>♣</span> = 14+ natural or 15+ balanced (no 5M), F1<br />2<span class='hearts'>♥</span> = GF, 6+<span class='hearts'>♥</span><br />3<span class='hearts'>♥</span> = sets, 3+<span class='hearts'>♥</span><br />3NT = minimum hand, no <span class='spades'>♠</span> cue<br />4<span class='clubs'>♣</span> = <span class='spades'>♠</span> cue and <span class='clubs'>♣</span> cue, slam interest<br />4<span class='diamonds'>♦</span> = cue<br />4NT = odd number of keycards (3 or 5 in this sequence), <span class='spades'>♠</span> cue<br />5<span class='diamonds'>♦</span> = 1st round cue, no 1st or 2nd <span class='clubs'>♣</span> cue<br />6<span class='clubs'>♣</span> = shows trump Q, interest in grand slam if I have a 3rd round control <span class='clubs'>♣</span><br /><br />Result: 7<span class='hearts'>♥</span>=<br /><br />Always fun to bid a sharp grand slam on vugraph against the team that would eventually win the tournament.<br /><br /><br /><strong>3.</strong><div style="text-align:center;width:100%"><table class="firmit_template_deal" style="width:250px"><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_info"><tr><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Dealer:</td><td class="firmit_template_info_td">North</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Vul:</td><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Both</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Scoring:</td><td class="firmit_template_info_td">imps</td></tr><tr></tr></table></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AKQ942</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">7</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">T9</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AJ75</td></tr></table></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">5</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Q92</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">KQJ83</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">KT42</td></tr></table></td><td></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">J86</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">T853</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">65</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Q963</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">T73</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AKJ64</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">A742</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">8</td></tr></table></td><td></td></tr></table></div><br />1<span class='spades'>♠</span>! - pass - 2<span class='hearts'>♥</span>! - 2NT!<br />Dbl - 3<span class='clubs'>♣</span> - 3<span class='spades'>♠</span> - pass<br />4<span class='clubs'>♣</span>! - pass - 4<span class='diamonds'>♦</span>! - Dbl<br />4<span class='hearts'>♥</span>! - pass - 4NT! pass<br />6<span class='spades'>♠</span> - pass - pass - pass<br /><br />1<span class='spades'>♠</span> = 14+HCP, natural, F1<br />2<span class='hearts'>♥</span> = GF, natural<br />Dbl = ready to penalize<br />4<span class='clubs'>♣</span> = cue, serious slam interest<br />4<span class='diamonds'>♦</span> = cue<br />4<span class='hearts'>♥</span> = cue (yes we cuebid singletons in partner's suit), no <span class='diamonds'>♦</span> cue<br />4NT = shows even number of keycards (2 or 4 in this sequence)<br />6<span class='spades'>♠</span> = poor bid<br /><br />Result: 6<span class='spades'>♠</span>= (7<span class='spades'>♠</span> makes however)<br /><br />I pushed a bit (showing serious slam interest) when I found out opps had a <span class='clubs'>♣</span> fit. This was justified, but for some reason I didn't investigate grand anymore. I must have been distracted because I'm always mad if my partner bids like this opposite an unlimited hand...<br /><br /><br /><strong>4.</strong><div style="text-align:center;width:100%"><table class="firmit_template_deal" style="width:250px"><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_info"><tr><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Dealer:</td><td class="firmit_template_info_td">North</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Vul:</td><td class="firmit_template_info_td">None</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Scoring:</td><td class="firmit_template_info_td">imps</td></tr><tr></tr></table></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">-</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">QJ6543</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AQ96</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">K87</td></tr></table></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">T6543</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">9</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">JT83</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Q52</td></tr></table></td><td></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">KQ982</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">87</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">K754</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">J9</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AJ7</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AKT2</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">2</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AT643</td></tr></table></td><td></td></tr></table></div><br />Opponents were silent:<br />2<span class='hearts'>♥</span>! - 2<span class='spades'>♠</span>!<br />3<span class='diamonds'>♦</span>! - 3<span class='hearts'>♥</span>!<br />3<span class='spades'>♠</span>! - 3NT!?<br />4<span class='clubs'>♣</span>! - 4<span class='diamonds'>♦</span>!<br />4<span class='hearts'>♥</span>! - 4<span class='spades'>♠</span>!<br />5<span class='diamonds'>♦</span>! - 5<span class='hearts'>♥</span>!?<br />6<span class='hearts'>♥</span>?<br /><br />2<span class='hearts'>♥</span> = 10-13HCP, natural, unbalanced<br />2<span class='spades'>♠</span> = relay, usually GF<br />3<span class='diamonds'>♦</span> = natural, 0-2<span class='spades'>♠</span><br />3<span class='hearts'>♥</span> = sets trump, at least light slam interest<br />3<span class='spades'>♠</span> = cue<br />3NT = light slam interest (???)<br />4<span class='clubs'>♣</span> = cue<br />4<span class='diamonds'>♦</span> = cue<br />4<span class='hearts'>♥</span> = also light slam interest<br />4<span class='spades'>♠</span> = even number of keycards (2 or 4 in this sequence)<br />5<span class='diamonds'>♦</span> = cue<br />5<span class='hearts'>♥</span> = no <span class='hearts'>♥</span>Q<br /><br />We had a bit of a misunderstanding here. Showing only light slaminterest with South's hand is imo an underbid. After this, North never gave South 4 keycards, especially when he bid 5<span class='hearts'>♥</span> later on. North showed slam interest with only 1 keycard, so South could've done more by bidding 5NT. This should show lots of keycards without the trump Queen, why else bid like this? 6<span class='hearts'>♥</span> was a gamble, since North gave South only 2 keycards, but didn't know if he had <span class='spades'>♠</span>A or not.<br /><br />Result: 6<span class='hearts'>♥</span>+1 (7<span class='hearts'>♥</span> could've been bid imo)<br /><br /><br /><strong>5.</strong><div style="text-align:center;width:100%"><table class="firmit_template_deal" style="width:250px"><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_info"><tr><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Dealer:</td><td class="firmit_template_info_td">South</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Vul:</td><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Both</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Scoring:</td><td class="firmit_template_info_td">imps</td></tr><tr></tr></table></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">KT965</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AQJ6</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">QT42</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">-</td></tr></table></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">7</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">T532</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">J53</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Q8764</td></tr></table></td><td></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">43</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">K984</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">K7</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">T9532</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AQJ82</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">7</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">A986</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AKJ</td></tr></table></td><td></td></tr></table></div><br />Opponents silent:<br />1<span class='spades'>♠</span>! - 2NT!<br />3<span class='clubs'>♣</span>! - 4<span class='clubs'>♣</span>!<br />6<span class='spades'>♠</span><br /><br />1<span class='spades'>♠</span> = 14+HCP, natural, F1<br />2NT = invite with fit, or GF with a void<br />3<span class='clubs'>♣</span> = relay<br />4<span class='clubs'>♣</span> = void splinter<br />6<span class='spades'>♠</span> = didn't think grand slam was possible<br /><br />Result: 6<span class='spades'>♠</span>+1 after a weird <span class='clubs'>♣</span> lead! Otherwise <span class='hearts'>♥</span>K has to be found to make grand slam.<br /><br /><br /><strong>6.</strong><div style="text-align:center;width:100%"><table class="firmit_template_deal" style="width:250px"><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_info"><tr><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Dealer:</td><td class="firmit_template_info_td">n/a</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Vul:</td><td class="firmit_template_info_td">n/a</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_info_td">Scoring:</td><td class="firmit_template_info_td">n/a</td></tr><tr></tr></table></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">QJ</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">KJT98</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">KQ8743</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">-</td></tr></table></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">A986</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">Q63</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">5</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">K8654</td></tr></table></td><td></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">72</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">542</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AJ62</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">J732</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td></td><td><table class="firmit_template_seat"><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='spades'>♠</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">KT543</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='hearts'>♥</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">A7</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='diamonds'>♦</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">T9</td></tr><tr><td class="firmit_template_seat_td1"><span class='clubs'>♣</span></td><td class="firmit_template_seat_td2">AQT9</td></tr></table></td><td></td></tr></table></div><br />Opponents were silent:<br />1NT! - 2<span class='diamonds'>♦</span>!<br />2<span class='hearts'>♥</span>! - 3<span class='spades'>♠</span>!<br />3NT - 4<span class='hearts'>♥</span>?<br />6NT<br /><br />1NT = (11)12-14HCP, balanced or semi balanced<br />2<span class='diamonds'>♦</span> = transfer, 4+<span class='hearts'>♥</span><br />2<span class='hearts'>♥</span> = no good hand with 4<span class='hearts'>♥</span><br />3<span class='spades'>♠</span> = GF, 4<span class='hearts'>♥</span>, 5+<span class='diamonds'>♦</span><br />3NT = no fit<br />4<span class='hearts'>♥</span> = North thought he showed 5<span class='hearts'>♥</span> and 6<span class='diamonds'>♦</span>, while South thought he showed an even number of keycards with <span class='diamonds'>♦</span> as trumps<br /><br />This was bid on the final day, where we didn't have anything to win or to lose. A bidding misunderstanding made sure we were in a ridiculous contract, but that didn't mean we didn't made the best out of it. When my hand came down, I told partner to play a bit fast if he was going down for sure. I knew the chance of success was pretty small, but this feeling got confirmed when partner immediately started playing with an enormous tempo!<br /><br /><br />Conclusion: we went down in only 1 slam which we bid without much concentration, but we missed some (lucky) grands as well. Note that all of these slams made on distribution rather than HCP! This proves yet again that evaluating the hand is the most important, and points are only useful to a certain degree.Freehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15121114182464630256noreply@blogger.com