[Fluffy]

Scoring: MP

W - N - E - S
.. - .. -ps-1♦
1♥-X!-4♥-X
ps-4♠-5♥-ps!
ps-6♦-6♥-ps!
ps-X -ps-ps
ps

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X!=4+♠
ps!= forcing


6♥ went for only 500 when we didn't find the ♣ lead, it scored a poor 35%, althou better than 6♦ wich is doomed on the obvious lead, 6♠ had a decent chance to make (or maybe RHO bids 7♥....)

Is the second forcing pass wrong?, should I take some action and bid 6♠ myself?

[whereagles]

If you make one forcing pass, I believe the rest of the passes become forcing as well, no?

Anyway, after pard showed his long 2-suiter, a shot at 6♠ is probably better. Tech-wise (dbl fit, fillers, side aces) and also because in the field, few will find the 6♥ bid, so you're booked for a bad score if you dbl that.

[helene_t]

I like your bidding as well as you partner's. Congrats to opps for bidding 6♥.

[jdonn]

I don't see what went wrong, aren't they about to set you in 6♠ on the king of clubs lead? You got a bad score because your opponents bid to 6.

[skjaeran]

jdonn, on May 20 2007, 10:11 AM, said:

I don't see what went wrong, aren't they about to set you in 6♠ on the king of clubs lead? You got a bad score because your opponents bid to 6.

East is on lead vs 6♠ Josh. But he should probably find the ♣ lead, though some would miss that lead.

Apart from that - opps did very well to save in 6♥'s.

I think you should bid 6♠ instead of making a second forcing pass at MP, since you expect a bad score defending 5♥X. With your fit, ♦ suit and controls, 6♠ might actually be laydown.

[jdonn]

Touche, but it still hardly seems like a disaster. There is also a chance if you bid 6♠ of going down on a diamond ruff, so it's tough to blame them. On a better day they can get 800 from 6♥.

[Halo]

I like the NS bidding.

At the end South has an informed choice. Bidding on will be a shot since partner can surely not have two aces.

I would not criticise Soutn whatever decision he made, but personally in Pairs I would bid on.