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Lost suit in the national swiss
Losing a suit, winning a match, losing the event
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My team (partner Lew Stansby, Larry Cohen-David Berkowitz, Aubrey Strul-Mike Becker) faced the eventual winners (Perry Johnson-Jeff Meckstroth, Eric Rodwell-Chris Compton) in the penultimate round of the national swiss teams at the Detroit Spring bridge championships.
We were rather behind them, so needed a good win to move into first. This deal illustrates several interesting, and unusual points about bidding. First consider this problem:
Normally it would be sound practice to rebid 2D leaving a 3C bid for later (e.g. over 2N or 2S) to show your weak 6-4. However, with NS in the bidding now, there is a danger your sides (possible) club fit will be lost forever if you don't bid them now. This may cost your side a good save or even a make. In practice, the players at both tables bid 2D and look what happened:
So we defended 3S making 5 on a heart lead while we were cold for 5C. However, this turned out to be a big gain for our side! At the other table West bid 3N over 3S (a decent shot I think, and cold on a low spade lead). However, my teammate Larry Cohen made the great decision to bid 4S.: he couldn't be sure of beating 3N, the spade king looked to be onside if needed, and partner might well have short diamonds. One of the dangers of bidding 3N on such a hand is that it may push the opponents into a making game, and so it proved here. EW now sold to 4S which also makde 5 on a heart lead.
Unfortunately we lost a little on the other boards to manage only a small win. Not enough to catch the leaders.
We were rather behind them, so needed a good win to move into first. This deal illustrates several interesting, and unusual points about bidding. First consider this problem:
Normally it would be sound practice to rebid 2D leaving a 3C bid for later (e.g. over 2N or 2S) to show your weak 6-4. However, with NS in the bidding now, there is a danger your sides (possible) club fit will be lost forever if you don't bid them now. This may cost your side a good save or even a make. In practice, the players at both tables bid 2D and look what happened:
So we defended 3S making 5 on a heart lead while we were cold for 5C. However, this turned out to be a big gain for our side! At the other table West bid 3N over 3S (a decent shot I think, and cold on a low spade lead). However, my teammate Larry Cohen made the great decision to bid 4S.: he couldn't be sure of beating 3N, the spade king looked to be onside if needed, and partner might well have short diamonds. One of the dangers of bidding 3N on such a hand is that it may push the opponents into a making game, and so it proved here. EW now sold to 4S which also makde 5 on a heart lead.
Unfortunately we lost a little on the other boards to manage only a small win. Not enough to catch the leaders.
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