1) ATB:
1NT = 12-14, 2H = natural, X = T/O. 2S went 3 off for a second-bottom. Do you blame South for the T/O double instead of pass or 3C, or North for bidding 2S on four cards to the 8 rather than his diamonds? Or both?
2) Your call?
At the table I picked X (T/O), partner passed and picked up 1100, but there's a cold 6S (in fact, semi-lucky 7S) on.
3a) ATB:
I had forgotten we were playing 8+ HCP Michaels, rather than weak-or-strong, so I thought 3S was showing a good hand. The 3D bidder had an 18 count!
Somehow we got a top (-200) for this - but should have been -500 for a bottom. Who's to blame - me for forgetting the system, partner for the vul 3S bid with nothing extra, or both?
3b) Incidentally, when playing Michaels, do you prefer weak/strong (so Michaels/UNT are either 6-10 or 15+, roughly), or just bid it on any hand with the right shape, or some mixture of the two? I'd be interested to see people's opinions on this.
4) Your call (playing weak 2s in the majors)?
As you can see, I bid 2S - yes I should have 6 cards, but we're NV and I like the 5-5 including the nice clubs. Partner put down a lovely hand including ♠Kx and the minor-suit aces... but spades broke 6-0! Thankfully we weren't the only ones chalking up -500. Do I hear you say "Bad luck" or "Pass next time"?
Thanks,
ahydra