[Helmer]

Hi

I sub'd in a tourney on BBO. 3 boards from there - please post any comments.
Scoring MP.

Board 1.

This was first the time my partner said anything to me - "You should double 4♥ - not bid". Well that was a warm welcome. I could clearly see that their 4♥, would go down, but now I went down in 4♠, but I thought the hands looked differently.

E    S    W   N
1♣  1♦  1♥  X
4♥  4♠   P   P
X     P    P   P

North     South(I)
Q10842  A765
AJ62       73
105        AQ982
86          95

Of course ♦ king could be finessed in lead - and a ruff to partner - and so on - and dummy had supported on KQ10 - as he thought partner had a 5-card ♥.

Well a bad board - but I didn't feel that bad about it - but ok it was a bad dicision.

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Board 2

E    S    W   N
1♣  X   1♦  1♥
1N  P   2♦   2♥
2N   P    P   X a.p.

East     West(I)
Q97       1064
K85        1094
A85         KJ1092
A1082     53

Well here I was accused of being a beginner bidding twice on my 4HCP and a 5-card ♦. I was simply bidding as I'd always do upon a double - promissing nothing - but ♦. I said "1NT - and opener's hand is shown - no more bids". My 2♦ to play.
After three rounds of ♥ - which my partner won with the king - my partner played a ♦ to my king and finessed opposite way round - to the queen - from the one making the take-out double.
And now - blocking the suit - 2 diamond tricks in dummy. 800.
1NT would make - 2 ♦ most likely one down - 2NT - should be only one down.
I believe it must be obvious to finess a ♦ through South.

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Board 3

My partners hand only

♠95
♥K2
♦AJ987
♣KJ82

They opened 1♠
2♦ (from my partner's hand)
and they 4♠
pass from me, and pass from opener.

Now... 5 ♦ frm my partner's hand.

We were lucky, they bid 5♠ - making 6, (partner forgot to take the ♦ace).

"5♦" - I said "If you want to bid again on that hand - why not 5♣, and let me choose".
"Are you totally beginner or what", my partner replied".

I had 6 card clubs (AQxxxx). 6 ♣ a good bid against their 650 - 500 only.'

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Please post any comments - thanks.

[Apollo81]

There are a few instances of mis-matching hands to players in this post. This makes it a little hard to read.

[matmat]

you didn't specify the form of scoring, you have given the wrong compass directions for boards 1 and 2 and your explanation of 3 makes no sense.

[Codo]

I think you are much better then your partner, but there are still things to improve.

Hand 1: 4 Spade is difficult to judge, but his double was silly. He has a very simple and natural 1 Spade bid with his 5 cards there.

Hand 2: His 1 NT should promise much more then the usual 12-15 HCPS but you have zero reason to run from 1 NT. Why should you? You have a balanced hand and showed your diamonds already.

Hand 3: To bid 5 Diamond is something, I don't know what it is, but surely it is not bridge. 5 Club on a 2254 hand is much better and still horrible.

[jdeegan]

Well, at least you found out why you were needed as a sub.

[Rossoneri]

Yup, agree with what Codo said.

Hand 1: No idea what his double was, and yes, 1♠ should be his bid.

Hand 2: Better to just shut up and let him play 1NT...Your diagram is too confusing for me to decide if his line of play is correct. For one, it is very hard for me to visualise where south is when your hands are the wrong way round.

Hand 3: Sheer lunacy from your partner.

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