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[Event "# 02/15/11  Jr. Fund"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "16"]
[West "Pete"]
[North "Catherine"]
[East "Ravi"]
[South "Deborah"]
[Dealer "W"]
[Vulnerable "EW"]
[Deal "W:9764.83.A643.K87 2.AJ9.KJT98.QT52 AKQT83.4.Q52.A43 J5.KQT7652.7.J96"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer "E"]
[Contract "5S"]
[Result ""]
{\n
Many Norths would open 1\D on this hand, planning to either raise hearts or
rebid clubs.  Catherine chose to pass with shortness in the master suit. 
After that, the bidding is pretty much automatic, through East's 4\S bid: West
has a solid constructive raise, and East takes the easy shot at game.  When I
had GIB bid the hand, North also passed, and the bidding stopped at 4\S.

At our table, Deborah put us to the test with 5\H.  I had no interest in
continuing, so doubled.  North passed, leaving Ravi in the hot seat.  No
question, he had a fine hand and a fine suit, yet it takes a favorable lie in
the diamond suit (over to the ace and back to the queen) to take only ten
tricks.  Ravi bid one more and was down one.  This hand illustrates two
important principles:

<i>The five level belongs to the opponents.</i>  When the opponents bid to the five
level, it is <i>usually</i> correct to let them play it there.  So without a clear
indication that either your contract or the opponent's contract will make,
it's best to go quietly.  Change Ravi's hand to \SAKQT853 \H4 \DK2 \CA43 and
5\S would be laydown.  See that it takes a better high card (\DK, not Q) and
an extra trump to make this the case.  That hand might be worth a slam try,
not just 4\S and 5\S.  On the actual hand, there are two or three slow losers
in the minors, plus a heart loser.

<i>Par result:</i>    The par result is obtained when both pairs do the best they
can, in competition.  Ignoring some esoteric complexities, the par contract is
when neither side benefits by bidding more.  This hand illustrates the
principle well.  The 4\S contract is great for East-West, but North South do
better to bid 5\H.  If East-West bid further, they go down, so the best they
can do is double 5\H.  With double dummy best play, this goes down two, 300
for East-West.  This is not as good as 620 in 4\S, but better than -100 in 5\S.}
[Auction "W"]
Pass {No suitable call -- 11- HCP; 12- total points}
Pass {No suitable call -- 11- HCP; 12- total points}
1S {Major suit opening -- 5+ S; 21- HCP; 12-22 total points}
3H {Aggressive weak jump overcall -- 6+ H; 10- HCP; 3+ total points}
3S {free raise -- 4+ S; 11- HCP; 9-12 total points}
4H {2+ H; 11- HCP; 12- total points}
4S {5+ S; 21- HCP; 12-22 total points}
5H X Pass 5S
AP
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N  S  3
N  H  9
N  D  6
N  C  7
N NT  4
E  S 10
E  H  4
E  D  7
E  C  6
E NT  6
S  S  3
S  H  9
S  D  6
S  C  7
S NT  4
W  S 10
W  H  4
W  D  7
W  C  6
W NT  6