Question: West made 5C. How should a game bid be considered?
Mark:
Just because a given number of tricks are taken at the
table, doesn't mean that is a normal, predictable result. In fact, with solid
defense, which is admittedly hard, E-W should only make 10 tricks on this hand,
even with the lucky 2-2 break in trumps but the unlucky position (for E-W) of
the major honors. A mistake was probably made by the defenders. All
players, even world champions, make mistakes. E-W have a total of 25 points,
often enough to make 9 tricks at NT and, with a good fit, 10 tricks in a suit,
as here. After E makes the rather aggressive bid of 1 spade, then raises Wests
non- forcing 2 clubs to 3 (This is a clear overbid) W should bid 3NT and
will probably make it. I say this even though N-S can take the first 9 tricks
at NT. If N leads any major suit card other than the spade ace (normally an
awful lead), W can scamper home with 9 tricks. In a high level
tournament, +150 for E-W is probably above average.
The bidding should go like this: W: 1club N: 1H E:
Dbl (just about a perfect hand for negative dbl) S pass (some pesky but
commonly successful S players would raise to 2H because the vulnerability is
favorable.W could bid NT with the heart stopper(if hearts are going to be led
from the north). Since that is likely to induce a heart lead from N, pesky
South players will be punished by drawing a heart lead and a score of -150 or
-600.
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