Board 3 had an interesting point that can give more chances (which didn't work) if you win the SA cross to the club and lead the H7 off the board instead of the H3 and let it run. E ducks the KQx and now you stay on the board to repeat the finesse and when E now plays the Q you win the A and see that hearts were 3-2 with the master out. You now can afford to play for clubs 3-3 which would let you pitch a spade loser. Clubs aren't 3-3 so you don't get it, but you can still maybe make something happen by ruffing the 4th round of clubs and exiting the spade which W wins with no trump to play and he'll give you the sluff ruff or break diamonds which might then give you extra chances on the diamond finesse guess of K/J (with both KJ on you can't go wrong). Board 7 was a wild one as I couldn't make sense of the bidding as 5!C which was my first instinct as it said that was forcing through 5NT (which is why your 5S was forcing) which I didn't want with possible 2 losers in clubs. I wanted to bid 5S over the double but for some reason the explanation said this showed 7 hearts. The explanation for 5H just said no C AK, xx of clubs and rebiddable hearts so I tried that which got passed. I went down 2 for the same 3.6%.
On board 1, although the solid spades are 6 tricks in spades or NT, they are extra “stops” in hearts when you play in spades. Since they are bound to knock out your Heart stop at trick one, you basically need partner to have two quick tricks in order for 3 NT to make. Seems poor odds to me.
I don't like kx in these positions because you cannot eliminate the other defenders cards in this suit. I think kxx and 2NT becomes a better option here.
Board 3 had an interesting point that can give more chances (which didn't work) if you win the SA cross to the club and lead the H7 off the board instead of the H3 and let it run. E ducks the KQx and now you stay on the board to repeat the finesse and when E now plays the Q you win the A and see that hearts were 3-2 with the master out. You now can afford to play for clubs 3-3 which would let you pitch a spade loser. Clubs aren't 3-3 so you don't get it, but you can still maybe make something happen by ruffing the 4th round of clubs and exiting the spade which W wins with no trump to play and he'll give you the sluff ruff or break diamonds which might then give you extra chances on the diamond finesse guess of K/J (with both KJ on you can't go wrong).
Board 7 was a wild one as I couldn't make sense of the bidding as 5!C which was my first instinct as it said that was forcing through 5NT (which is why your 5S was forcing) which I didn't want with possible 2 losers in clubs. I wanted to bid 5S over the double but for some reason the explanation said this showed 7 hearts. The explanation for 5H just said no C AK, xx of clubs and rebiddable hearts so I tried that which got passed. I went down 2 for the same 3.6%.
Proud to also go down 2 on Board 6 with Pete!
On board 1, although the solid spades are 6 tricks in spades or NT, they are extra “stops” in hearts when you play in spades. Since they are bound to knock out your Heart stop at trick one, you basically need partner to have two quick tricks in order for 3 NT to make. Seems poor odds to me.
I don't like kx in these positions because you cannot eliminate the other defenders cards in this suit. I think kxx and 2NT becomes a better option here.
😀This is a rule I learned years ago. From Pete. Only it was that Ax is not a stopper against a weak two. I follow it religiously even now.
You missed a beer card in board 5😄
Why would it be just between 2S and 2NT on board 1? 3S seems like a decent option here
Board 3, play a higher heart from dummy. Now you can play a second heart, strip the clubs and exit with the spade J. Now west has to bring diamonds.😮
I keep forgetting about the beer card 🙂
2. Upgrading to 1NT gives you 100%.
4. I bid 2NT and let the bot sign off and the opps proceeded to take their five top tricks. 😢