They Said It Couldn't Be Done - Weekly Free

Terrible start.
/ bridgevid

[@rainerherrmann7025]

Board 1: "A low spade did not occur to me". Partner did bid 2D as a passed hand. The note says "10-11 total points". He did not overtake diamonds, so is unlikely to hold AQJ in diamonds. He did not preempt in diamonds white on white nor did he rebid 3D, so is unlikely to hold more than six diamonds. He has less than three spades, no honor in hearts, and at most a singleton club and East needs six clubs including the club ace for his bid. North most likely distribution must be the one he got. Even if he has a lower singleton club honor it seems that partner is marked with the doubleton queen of spades for his 2D bid.

[@richardfarrer5616]

I was all over the place here. The nearest I got to an average score was 28.6% for 4H + 3 on board 7 where I opened 1NT and passed after Stayman and being raised to 4H. I still managed 57.6% overall.

[@jyutzler]

A true roulette week. We tied, but I actually lowered abbasaba66's score enough to tie that player. 1. I managed to set 3CX-2, but it was lucky. The bots could have made it because I led a high heart at trick two instead of a low spade. The bot made a subsequent error. 2. 3NT=. I think 3S is the right third bid, showing 2 hearts, 4 diamonds, and interest in NT. You beat me on 3 and 7 by finding the right contract. I admit my error on #3 (bidding 3D instead of 2C), but I blame the CHO on #7 for not giving a cue bid after my 3NT bid. In retrospect I think the description is wrong and that 3H is indicated for 17+ hands. 8. I goaded the bots into misdefending after opening 2NT, a move I would not do against humans.

[@damianhgr4282]

Board 2: if 3S is the "right third bid, showing 2 hearts, 4 diamonds, and interest in NT", what are you bidding with AKJx-Ax-KJx-xxxx? The question is, imho, whether North really has a hand justifying game forcing bid.

[@jyutzler]

@@damianhgr4282 Then I bid 3NT directly. Did you check the alerts? 3S and 4C both promise diamond support in GIB's cockamamie system. I think the game force is fine given the 5-4-3-1 shape.

[@damianhgr4282]

@@jyutzler And versus club singleton at partner, opps cash five quick tricks. Not the way

[@jyutzler]

@@damianhgr4282 IMHO, playing for that possibility is anti-percentage. The opponents might not find the club lead. Clubs might break 4-4. And that is the worst-case scenario. "Stoppers are for children." If your counterparts find a moysian fit after showing 9 cards in the red suits, congratulate them and move on. Even if you are right, the bots don't play 3S that way so the point is moot. Add it to the list of problems with GIB bidding, which is virtually unchanged in five years despite being an objectively horrible system.

[@shg4421-sb4vb]

On fire the last six, Pete :)

[@marcelwinkel1965]

Board 3 you squeezed your hand but did not need to cash all the diamonds. You could take the spade finesse first since you had the A of clubs in dummy for the diamonds....

[@williamwarms4713]

Passing out 4D on board two was insane. I was pissed bc 4D was stronger than 3No!