Partners, not opponents, are the main handicap for players like Aruf. This board is a textbook example: you know you want to be in 6NT, but it must be played by South who refuses to bid NT.
Fortunately, there is a simple solution: bid 4S (self-alerted as 'again') and partner by now has no other bid than 4NT. That was what you wanted to hear, and you finally can bid 6NT.
| Dealer | N | | Vul | E/W | | Scoring | MP | | Lead | ♠A |
| | |
|  | |
| | |
| West | North | East | South |
| | p | p | 2♣ |
| p | 2♦ | p | 2♥ |
| p | 3♣ | p | 3♦ |
| p | 3♠ | p | 4♣ |
| p | 4♠ | p | 4NT |
| p | 6NT | p | p |
| p |
Even when played by South 6NT is not a certainty: declarer may have to choose between playing for SA or HQ onside.
However, you know West has SA (otherwise you could simply have bid NT yourself on your way to 6NT) and there's always the possibility it'll be led. So it was - all troubles were over and partner happily claimed 12 tricks.
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On this hand, Aruf bid his hand perfectly. This was matchponts, and his partner opened a gameforcing 2C bid. He made a waiting 2D call, and then showed his club suit. His partner bid both red suits naturally, and he made a forward going bid of 3S, probably designed to find out if NTwas playable.
In response to 3S, his partner now raises clubs. It is possible, but not certain, that his partner who has bid 3 suits naturally might be short (singleton or void) in spades. What is he to bid over his partners 4C bid? Not 4H or 4D, as this WAS an pickup partnership and that might make 3S fourth suit and show a better raise to 4 of the red suit than a direct raise. Not 4NT, for goodness sake he has no spade stopper. Not 5C, his hand is much too good to give up on slam. So he did what anyone would do bid 4S. This has to be forcing. When his partner bids 4NT, he makes the matchpoint decision to go for the highest scoring contract.
ERic made a large case for "knowing" where the spade ACE is and that Aruf manipulated the auction to get his partner to bid NT. But come on look at Aruf;s hand. There is absollutely ZERO reason his hand will want to be declearer. Any expert would KNOW that you want the strong hand to declare the contract, not Aruf's hand without a single tenace for a lead to come up too. This kind of character assassition (ARUF must be cheating since he muust have "know" the spade Ace was behind his partners kings". That is utter crap, how can he bid NT.
When was this hand played? It was Dec 6, 2004 and in this 12 board event, Aruf and his partner earned the amazing good score of 43.35% MP and came in third from last.
The accusation and analyiss used iby the Aruf society in this example is totally appalling.
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