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South ended up down 1, losing two East club ruffs, two West hearts and a top diamond.
South's original 2
bid was forcing
and suggested 12+ points.
At North's 2nd turn, over West's 2
bid, a 4 card heart suit could have been shown.
Does your partnership preclude the showing of 4 card 2nd suits if holding a
minimum?
Perhaps South should have had instead 7 or more clubs and 5 or more hearts for
such a bid as 3
.
After South freely bids the forcing 2
and the non-forcing, and not forced, 3
,
perhaps North should double at favourable vulnerability.
When North doesn't double, perhaps South should mark North with a higher probability
of having the points requisite for the 1
overcall in hearts and spades, which makes better the possibility of, in addition
to 9 clubs tricks, perhaps some combination of
A
A
or
A
Kx(x)
or
AJx or
AQ
As that probability increases, the idea of trying a 4:3 fit in a tenuous 3
contract when at least 4
can
be made, with 9 clubs, is one of the silliest twists of matchpoint scoring.
One so seldom gets 9 card suits, how can one bypass playing in the suit to try
a 4:3 fit with such a rotten 4 card suit?