Re: TWO Matchpoint Disasters; Apportion the Blame (IGNORE previous post!!)

On 31 Aug, 06:50, ste...@xxxxxxx wrote:
Hi Everyone

You are playing in a matchpoint game, and incur the following two
disasters. Your agreed-upon "overall style" is SAYC with super-light
opening bids and
takeout doubles, and sound competitive bids. How would you apportion
the blame?

HAND # 1 (none vulnerable)

1097
KQxx
A7x
xxx

K8 Axxxxx
AJ9x 107xx
1098x x
97x 10x

QJ
8
KQJxx
AKQJ8

South West North East
1D pass 1H 1S
2C 2S 3D 3S
4D DBL (all pass)

Trick 1: KS, x, A, J
Trick 2: 10C, A, x, x

Declarer draws trumps and concedes AH. Result: 4D doubled makes 5, E-
W -610

EW are defending an 8-card fit with a combined 12-count. The fact that
it is,
just, beatable seems almost irrelevant to me, particularly as I
imagine there is little difference between +50 and +100 in the
matchpoints.

This seems to be a matter of overcall style. Either East didn't have
anything resembling his 1S and 3S bids, or West didn't have his
double.


HAND # 2 (N-S are vulnerable, E-W are not)

Q8x
97x
AJ7x
A9x

9xxx K
J AKxxxx
Q108xx 9
QJx K108xx

AJ107x
Q108
Kxx
7x

West North East South
pass pass 1H 1S
DBL pass 3C pass
pass 3S pass pass
DBL [all pass]

Trick 1: JH, x, K, 8
Trick 2: AH, 10, 6C, 7
Trick 3: 3H, Q, 2S, 9
Trick 4: QC, A, 8, x

Declarer draws trumps, finesses JD for the 9th trick

Result: 3S doubles making 3, E-W -730

Steve Sun

West was on a different planet. I don't see where either double came
from.

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