Nice set and analysis! On B1 (and the other slams), it looks the field mostly stayed out of slam. B1 was almost completely flat, 4S+2. I played in 3H on B3, because I didn't respond in hearts. Partner did compete by jumping to 3D, but they went to 3H. Luckily they only made 3, so we tied. And great analysis on B4&5: you deserved that extra trick you got over me!
Thanks Gavin - nice video :). Push on board 1. Made a slam try on board 2 but partner signed off (reasonably??) in 5S so another push. Board 3 Lia East went haywire and bid 3N with no diamond stopper so I got a win there (I reported it as a bug). Push on board 4. Board 5 not sure how you managed to get that incredibly friendly spade lead!! I got a club lead and looking at the field most got either a club or diamond lead. 12 tricks is still possible if you can guess the heart and spade holdings but it was too much for me (and much of the field looking at the results) - 11 tricks 🙂
The circles indicate what the result will be if the player plays that card and the others play "perfectly," double dummy. A green circle indicates a making contract (the numbers indicate overtricks, = means a making contract), and the red circle indicates losing contracts (the number being the number of undertricks).
It paid to bid like an animal today, 3 "slams" missed :) I drew 1, 2, and 5 (making 12 tricks in each case) but lost 3 (I didn't respond 1H so they made 10 tricks in hearts) and 4 (didn't double the second time so only +100). Thanks for this
On B2, would you think about cueing over 3N, with all those primes? I did, but we stopped in 4S anyway, and it directed Lia towards a more annoying C lead.
On B1 I don't understand the squeeze. Does it work if East has QC? It appears that the squeeze works only because West has the D's and the QC, in which case the finesse works anyway. Thanks!
The squeeze will also work if East started with Qx of clubs. Not Qxx. It’s called a “show up” because West will be forced to have the queen “show up” or not in the two card ending. Dummy has CKJ and D9. We cash our last trump. If West keeps the D10 then we throw the D9. When we play a club, west’s last club appears. We know his remaining card is the D10 so the finesse can’t be right. We play the king and drop East’s queen if it started doubleton. Note it is positional as we needed West to hold the D10
B1: Draw. Missed playing for the show-up squeeze though. I'm always learning. B2: Draw. B3: Draw. Didn't respond 1H so they ended up in 3H. Lia misplayed spades though. B4: I reopened with 2C instead of doubling again and Lia bid 3N. 2C is probably an overbid. B5: Draw. Found the S-C squeeze for +3 after a diamond lead.
Nice set and analysis!
On B1 (and the other slams), it looks the field mostly stayed out of slam. B1 was almost completely flat, 4S+2.
I played in 3H on B3, because I didn't respond in hearts. Partner did compete by jumping to 3D, but they went to 3H. Luckily they only made 3, so we tied.
And great analysis on B4&5: you deserved that extra trick you got over me!
Thanks Gavin - nice video :). Push on board 1. Made a slam try on board 2 but partner signed off (reasonably??) in 5S so another push. Board 3 Lia East went haywire and bid 3N with no diamond stopper so I got a win there (I reported it as a bug). Push on board 4. Board 5 not sure how you managed to get that incredibly friendly spade lead!! I got a club lead and looking at the field most got either a club or diamond lead. 12 tricks is still possible if you can guess the heart and spade holdings but it was too much for me (and much of the field looking at the results) - 11 tricks 🙂
Could you talk about the lightbulb - I don't understand how you determined down one
the lightbulb is here: th-cam.com/video/_ccizMokA8o/w-d-xo.html
The circles indicate what the result will be if the player plays that card and the others play "perfectly," double dummy. A green circle indicates a making contract (the numbers indicate overtricks, = means a making contract), and the red circle indicates losing contracts (the number being the number of undertricks).
It paid to bid like an animal today, 3 "slams" missed :) I drew 1, 2, and 5 (making 12 tricks in each case) but lost 3 (I didn't respond 1H so they made 10 tricks in hearts) and 4 (didn't double the second time so only +100). Thanks for this
i did the same
On B2, would you think about cueing over 3N, with all those primes? I did, but we stopped in 4S anyway, and it directed Lia towards a more annoying C lead.
I cued again but she still stopped in 5S - makes you wonder what you have to do to get Lia to bid a slam
On B1 I don't understand the squeeze. Does it work if East has QC? It appears that the squeeze works only because West has the D's and the QC, in which case the finesse works anyway. Thanks!
The squeeze will also work if East started with Qx of clubs. Not Qxx. It’s called a “show up” because West will be forced to have the queen “show up” or not in the two card ending. Dummy has CKJ and D9. We cash our last trump. If West keeps the D10 then we throw the D9. When we play a club, west’s last club appears. We know his remaining card is the D10 so the finesse can’t be right. We play the king and drop East’s queen if it started doubleton. Note it is positional as we needed West to hold the D10
@@danm931 yes there were two squeezes in the space of 5 hands.
B1: Draw. Missed playing for the show-up squeeze though. I'm always learning.
B2: Draw.
B3: Draw. Didn't respond 1H so they ended up in 3H. Lia misplayed spades though.
B4: I reopened with 2C instead of doubling again and Lia bid 3N. 2C is probably an overbid.
B5: Draw. Found the S-C squeeze for +3 after a diamond lead.