Board 13
North Deals
Both Vul | | ♠ | Q 9 | | ♥ | 10 5 | | ♦ | A K 9 6 5 4 2 | | ♣ | K 7 |
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| ♠ | J 8 7 5 2 | | ♥ | J 9 4 2 | | ♦ | 7 | | ♣ | 9 5 3 |
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| | | | ♠ | A 10 3 | | ♥ | A K 3 | | ♦ | Q 10 3 | | ♣ | Q 10 8 4 |
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| | ♠ | K 6 4 | | ♥ | Q 8 7 6 | | ♦ | J 8 | | ♣ | A J 6 2 |
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N 3N; S 2N; NS 3♦; N 2♣; NS 1♠; NS 1♥; S 1♣; Par +600
| West | North | East | South |
| | 1 ♦ | Dbl | 1 ♥ |
| 1 ♠ | 2 ♦ | 2 ♠ | 3 ♣ |
| Pass | 3 ♦ | Pass | 3 NT |
| All pass | | | |
I think 1 NT is a better descriptor of the East hand rather than X. West should probably consider passing given his hand is rich in spot cards.
South should probably compete with 2 NT not 3C. 3C is a 1RF and when north just rebids diamonds again and makes no attempt to get to 3 NT South should give up.
Also having doubled and encouraged partner to bid 1S, which might be a four-card suit, I would not raise to 2S with the east hand here.
ReplyDeletePractically (and in theory) I think 3C has to be a game force. If north doesn't have diamonds worth rebidding nor hearts to give a preference but does have a spade stopper then you are essentially forcing north to bid 3NT, even with a minimum.