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Asking or Telling? No new play last night, at least none I saw, so I am forced to rummage in the archives. E/W ufoved-kopc
Three spades is a remarkable bid. Asking? Telling? Psyche? I defer to the judgment of my readers. North, in any case, bid 3NT, for which it is hard to blame him, doubled understandably by West. North expects to make and redoubles. The pass of the redouble, though not in the same league with three spades, is noteworthy in its own right. Four diamonds is likely down three or so, but against 3NT East leads the H9, ducked to North's K. Ace and another D to West's K, a club return, a heart back through the J, and the defense runs 10 tricks. In fairness to Gerard this result is not entirely his fault. North misdiscarded and allowed East to make his last diamond at the end for 4000, when only 3400 was legitimately available. Correction: Gerard asserts that the three diamond overcall was forcing. The editor was unaware that this game took place on Venus. He regrets the error. 3D forcing!!! So the silly 3S bid ends up being his partner's fault.
Well, folks ain't buying that no matter how many assertions come forth...LOL
3D overcall in direct seat is NOT forcing, let alone 3D overcall
in balancing seat. I guess once opponents make a bid, you are not allowed to overcall
because everything you overcall is forcing.
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