Many thanks for another interesting set. On board 7, if you bid 3N direct after 3D (not 3H) the robots don’t overtake the second spade for some reason. Easy after that, but so much more interesting to execute the elegant end play.
My challenge to anyone is to work out how one player made 3NT + 4 on board 1 without looking at the play. I went down in 3NT on board 1. I saved a round or two of bidding before going down in 6NT on board 5. I still managed 68% overall, for not doing anything special. It helped to get 96% on board 8 for opponent finding the same misdefence and not getting a diamond ruff.
1. Oops, I miscounted, opened 1NT, and got a spade lead! 85% 2. I went low and also got the opps to misdefend in hearts for 100% 4. I hated the bot's 3S bid but the missed trump promotion was interesting. 5. For once I was rewarded by trusting the bot's signoff. 7. I managed 9 tricks without an endplay. I think it is because I didn't bid 3H, which somehow caused the bot to not overtake on trick 2. Anyway, I feel good about my 75% score even though I know I mis-bid hand 1.
I played the Q of clubs on the jack to dissuade the possible trump promotion on the 4s one , didn’t matter as it turned out as they weren’t giving the p a ruff regardless of which club was played .
1 same, 2 stopped in standard 3C making, 3 same contract but only +1, 4-6 same, 7 went down 1 through not picking out the right line, 8 I did pass 1NT and was down 2 after I couldn't get out of dummy and needed to lead clubs the wrong way
On board 7 you demonstrated just why you have been selected to play for the Aussie national squad. Bravo.
On board 5 could you have bid 4NT right away Blackwood for clubs? You’d get to know if they had AK of C and A of S, the cards you cared about?
Many thanks for another interesting set.
On board 7, if you bid 3N direct after 3D (not 3H) the robots don’t overtake the second spade for some reason. Easy after that, but so much more interesting to execute the elegant end play.
On board one you accidentally squeezed west, they had to guard clubs and hearts
My challenge to anyone is to work out how one player made 3NT + 4 on board 1 without looking at the play.
I went down in 3NT on board 1.
I saved a round or two of bidding before going down in 6NT on board 5.
I still managed 68% overall, for not doing anything special. It helped to get 96% on board 8 for opponent finding the same misdefence and not getting a diamond ruff.
Board 2. Started with balancing 2N.
1. Oops, I miscounted, opened 1NT, and got a spade lead! 85%
2. I went low and also got the opps to misdefend in hearts for 100%
4. I hated the bot's 3S bid but the missed trump promotion was interesting.
5. For once I was rewarded by trusting the bot's signoff.
7. I managed 9 tricks without an endplay. I think it is because I didn't bid 3H, which somehow caused the bot to not overtake on trick 2.
Anyway, I feel good about my 75% score even though I know I mis-bid hand 1.
I played the Q of clubs on the jack to dissuade the possible trump promotion on the 4s one , didn’t matter as it turned out as they weren’t giving the p a ruff regardless of which club was played .
You were really unlucky this time.
1 same, 2 stopped in standard 3C making, 3 same contract but only +1, 4-6 same, 7 went down 1 through not picking out the right line, 8 I did pass 1NT and was down 2 after I couldn't get out of dummy and needed to lead clubs the wrong way
On 5 don't understand why don't you go regular path with Roman key cards to find out regarding aces