Monday, September 5, 2011

Santa Clara Regional 9/4

Matchpoints

You relay your way into 6S, partner showing 3523

xxx
AKJ9x
Qx
Qxx

AKQJxxx
Tx
x
AKxx

diamond is led to the A, diamond returned

Amazingly, on a 12 top, reaching and making this 29 point slam is a 6.5 in a side pairs game.

1 comment:

  1. I was curious, so I looked at the recap. 3 were in it with overs and 6 including you guys were in it making 6.

    E has a 2D preempt AJT874. Perhaps your opponents were playing a funny 2D or they don't preempt with a 4cM even if it's 7632.

    So constructive auction might go:

    1S 2H
    3S 4N?
    Whatever 6S

    I think N can blackwood with that hand at that point with a good source of tricks and no minor to cue. I guess 4H is possible, but puny. Would 5H be picture bid?

    It's reachable, nonetheless. What about if they preempt? Their partner has Kxxx but they're unfavorable so I don't know what they'll raise it to. Let's assume 3D, but 4D is possible.

    (2D) X (3D) 4H
    (P) 6S?

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