In the first session, we had a 68% game. If it wasn't for this board, we'd have broken 70% and probably got our names in the bulletin. Third hand, north opens 1D and my partner had a decision to make. What would you bid?
My partner selected 1S. As it turns out, 1NT might have worked out better. I showed a limit raise with 2D (see below). He had, of course, over-called a 4-card suit but was afraid of hearts at NT. So, he bid 3D. I wasn't sure what that meant, so I simply corrected to 3S and we played in 4S. Partner made it, but the field was in 3NT making 10 tricks. 4S was worth only 2 out of 11 match-points.
Yes, she really opened 1D with that hand. It was alerted as "could be short".
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ReplyDeleteThis difficult defensive hand can be handled with a POWER DOUBLE. Partner responds 2C (6+ hcp) and eventually you end up in 3NT.
ReplyDeleteGood suggestion, but the problem with a double from partner's point of view is that I am apt to jump to 4H with a half-way decent 5-card suit. I think I like 1NT best. It only lies about 1 card in hearts and gets the diamond stopper and point count right.
ReplyDeleteJust noticed, one small but important detail is missing here: S doubled over my 1S, apparently penalty, but I took it for hearts (negative dbl) of course, otherwise I would just have bid 3NT after your 2D. 3D = asking for heart stopper was of course too cryptic.
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