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

<stevts@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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

E does not have either of his bids and west does not have his double so it
is difficult to apportion blame. If E must bid then 2S should achieve the
desired effect - ie defending 4D for a reasonable score if you let it make
and a great score if you beat it.


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

Do not like either double from W. You need trump tricks to defend and 9xxx
in trumps and all of 5 points is not nearly enough. double in this auction
is a "pass or bid" type question based on 10+ points, with 1 or 2 trump
tricks and some aces that thinks 3S will fail most of the time but is happy
to play 4C if opener is weak and shapely.

At the same time E could consider 4C give his shape but the trump K looks
like it will add to partners trump tricks so I have sympathy with pass..


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