The Tao of Gaming

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Bridge Story


Holding  S: K9743  H: --  D: T98762  C: 87, LHO opens 2C. Unsurprisingly, partner finds a bid. Surprisingly, it is 2D. RHO Bids 2NT alerted as showing 10+. White versus red, I decide to content myself with 6D. Slam could easily make or a grand could make, or slam could be down.

LHO bid 6H - partner passed (of course) and RHO raised to 7H, passed out.

RHO held  S: AT8  H: KJT953  D: A5  C: 92

Now, and this is the amazing thing, declarer starts bitching about the raise! Honestly, I would have bid 8H with that hand and redoubled confidently. No real lesson here (except that opening 2C with strong but not overwhelming two suited hands is just asking for trouble). (LHO was 3604 and didn't even have the Spade Jack or Club Queen).

No real point to the story, except my incredulity at declarer.