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Double double game swing

#1 User is offline   Jinksy 

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Posted 2016-December-17, 17:07

I don't think there's a moral to this, but it was an entertaining hand:



IMP pairs. The actual sequence after 4 was X P P lead facedown, XX by S on the principle that no-one was going to deprive him of his rightful call. West was a pro, whose double can be explained by him being about 5 whiskies into the evening. North had no idea whether either his 1N or X were correct, but didn't want to be left out of the entertainment.

Both 4 and 5 were making, so South's redouble was one of the more costly actions I've seen in the history of bridge (especially if you count N's double as one of the consequences).
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Posted 2016-December-17, 17:40

I think North's hand is too strong for a 1 NT advance. I think the two bids North should consider are either 2 NT or 2 .

North does have a 13 count and 2 QTs. also could be a problem at NT, so I'd lean towards a 2 advance to see what partner says. Once North does that there's less pressure to make a "make up" double of 5 .

South let emotion get the better of him/her because of a minor irregularity. I'd be delighted to be playing 4 x with that hand. As a corollary to passing when you know the opponents are in a bad contract so they can't run, when you're in a good spot, one shouldn't do anything that may let the opponents push you out of it. 4 making rates to be an IMP winner.

Good hand and story though.
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