Interesting hand 23
This hand was a real disaster for our team, though I am at a
loss to know why. We played E-W and as E my hand was 
Q4
void 
QJ10742
AKJ63. I am always going to open on
this hand 1. However the dealer N opened
2 the strongest bid available. I overcalled
3 to make it as difficult as possible,
which after two passes was passed round to dealer who bid 3,
but I was not daunted so I then bid 4 ,
again passed to dealer. What would you now bid as N holding AK1098KQ9652
AK
void
Our N-S pair also opened 2
and the bidding proceded as on our table until E bid 4C..........
Interesting hand 23 replies
I would double 3D as we play all doubles of overcalls up to
3S for take-out. If partner bids 4C then I would bid 4H showing a very powerful
hand and at least a 6 card heart suit, and should partner not want to play in
hearts , he could bid spades knowing I must have that suit
We would prefer to play in our major suit
preferably hearts, as a slam could be on. Doubling 3 diamond for partner to
bid is a strong possibility, but would they bid? A two-suited overcall by me
would be great but we do not play that against overcalls by opponents. So I
am going to bid 3 hearts and with my hand, I intend to spades later especially
if my opponents bid 4C then 4S is my next bid
What happened.
When we played E-W, then 5
became the contract, which can make 12 tricks and was brilliantly played by
N to make the 12 tricks. Our N-S pair did not bid spades so 4
became the contract. Repeated leads of clubs by defenders undid
declarer and only 9 tricks can be made. Checking this with Bridge Solver shows
that 9 tricks is the best N can do in hearts
North
Deals
None
Vul |
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A
K 10 9 8 |
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K
Q 9 6 5 2 |
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A
K |
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3 |
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A
J 8 4 3 |
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9
8 6 |
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10
9 7 5 |
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Q
4 |
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Q
J 10 7 4 2 |
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A
K J 6 3 |
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J
7 6 5 2 |
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10
7 |
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5
3 |
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Q
8 4 2 |
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