Re: Back from the Dallas Nationals

On 10 Apr 2006 17:01:01 -0700, ewleongusa@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

I had two amusing bidding encounters at the Nationals in Dallas but I
thought I was on a different planet:

First, playing in the Silidor Open Pairs with Barry Rigal, against a
pair who seemed to have an English accent the bidding proceeds:

1D (1H) 1S (Pass)
?

Barry overcalled 1H. LHO asked me what the 1H overcall was.
I looked at him rather strangely and ask "Why would you ask this
question?"
Answer: "Because my 1D bid showed 5 hearts." I look for the names on
the convention card and see: rgb's Paul Marston and his partner. Paul
Marston said we are not playing the system where 1D shows hearts. So
now the bidding has to proceed where each partner has to pretend they
didn't hear what the other said and playing two separate systems danced
to 3NT. One would think if one opened 1D showing five hearts one would
get at least on alert. Also, how can they bid two different systems
with each other and not notice it when about half the session was
over?:)

My next strange encounter came playing against Matthew Granovetter
playing with a client.

Barry Client Me Granovetter
1D 2S(1) Pass(2) 3S(3)
Pass 4S(4) Double(5) All Pass

(1) Weak two spade bid
(2) Waiting to bid again
(3) Surely, the opponent's can make something.
(4) I really like my hand.

I held something like: S KJ108 H xxx D AQx C xxx.
After confirming the auction, I played my part and doubled.
Note declarer did not make 10 tricks.
Declarer did not make 9 tricks.
Declarer did not make 8 tricks.
Declarer took 7 tricks for minus 800.

I was going to pass the reopening double to penalize 2S.
So a benefit of playing negative doubles is why play a direct double of
2S for penalty when you might get to double 3S or 4S?

Eric Leong

Very Funny! BTW, I knew this was Wonderland and not ACBLLand, becuase
a pair could never play xfer opening bids in ACBLLand :)
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