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[Event "Auburn 2019-05-04"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "4"]
[West ""]
[North "Stew"]
[East ""]
[South "Pete"]
[Dealer "W"]
[Vulnerable "All"]
[Deal "W:J732.543.97.Q853 A5.AJ2.QJ6542.T7 QT964.KQT96.K.92 K8.87.AT83.AKJ64"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer "S"]
[Contract "5C"]
[Result "11"]
{

This auction was not a thing of beauty, with questionable calls by both of us,
and arriving at an inferior contract.  That is not the primary reason I am
presenting the deal.

Stew Rubenstein said that when he or Chris Parker plays with Adam or Zach
Grossack, and there are two ways to show a suit, the cheaper one shows
invitational strength (leaving more space to sort things out), and the higher
bid is forcing to game.  

At the table, I assumed what I consider to be standard:  cue bid is
invitational or better, and bidding directly is competitive (non-forcing).  In
this case, my 2\H showed invitational clubs or better, and 3\C would have been
non-forcing.  The critical issue is that, over Stew's 2\S waffle, I was unable
to risk being passed out in 3\D.  

We surely had trouble sorting this out.  Playing Stew's way, 3\C over 2\D would
be game-forcing with clubs.  The auction might continue 3\D -3\S - 3NT,
reaching the best contract, played from the correct side.  (6\D and 5\C only
prosper because the \DK is unexpectedly on side.)

Does the competitive hand come up often?  Not for me - I like the way the pros
play it.


2019-05-04 https://3nt.xyz (c) Pete Matthews Jr}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "b67cbb66cb1661116611"]
[OptimumScore "NS 1370"]
[Score "NS +600"]
[Auction "W"]
Pass 1D =1= 2D =2= 2H =3=
Pass 2S =4= Pass 4D =5=
Pass 4NT =6= Pass 5C =7=
AP
[Note "1:2+\D, 11=15 unbalanced or 12-13 balanced."]
[Note "2:Michaels (5-5 majors)."]
[Note "3:Invitational or better with clubs (cheaper cue has 4th suit)."]
[Note "4:Waffle (don't know what to do)."]
[Note "5:Intended as forcing raise (no heart stopper)."]
[Note "6:Responded to keycards in clubs (2 without \CQ)."]
[Note "7:Please do pick a minor (not understood)."]
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT 11
N  S  6
N  H  7
N  D 12
N  C 11
S NT 11
S  S  6
S  H  6
S  D 12
S  C 11
E NT  1
E  S  6
E  H  6
E  D  1
E  C  1
W NT  1
W  S  6
W  H  6
W  D  1
W  C  1

[Event "Irrational Exuberance"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "9"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "N"]
[Vulnerable "EW"]
[Deal "N:7.AQ8753.K987.53 KQJ8.JT96.J63.Q2 9654.K2.AQ42.J86 AT32.4.T5.AKT974"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer "N"]
[Contract "5D"]
[Result "9"]
{

When partner rebid diamonds freely, I got excited.  My three red honors were
clearly gold, but it appears I bid too much.

Guess what?  We stole a cheap save, before they could find their laydown 4\S
game.  Both sides have double fits, and there are lots of tricks on this hand.}
[BCFlags "1f"]
[DoubleDummyTricks "33993339936a43a6a43a"]
[OptimumScore "NS -300"]
[Score "NS -100"]
[Auction "N"]
1H =1= Pass 1S =2= 2C
2D Pass 5D AP
[Note "1:A clear 1\H opening for us, with 19 Bergen points."]
[Note "2:Playing Tucker, 1\S is less than game forcing with any 4+ \S."]
[OptimumResultTable "Declarer;Denomination\2R;Result\2R"]
N NT  3
N  S  3
N  H  9
N  D  9
N  C  3
S NT  3
S  S  3
S  H  9
S  D  9
S  C  3
E NT  6
E  S 10
E  H  4
E  D  3
E  C 10
W NT  6
W  S 10
W  H  4
W  D  3
W  C 10