Stolen bid
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Example
This example is from a 29 table duplicate tournament. Neither side is vulnerable, South is dealer.
South:
♠ 7 6 2
♥ A Q
♦ K 8 6
♣ Q J 10 8 4
Auction went:
West | North | East | South |
---|---|---|---|
1♣ | |||
1NT | Pass | 2♣ | 2♠ |
Pass | Pass | Double | 3♣ |
Pass | Pass | Pass |
South's second bid - 2 ♠ - obviously lacks any actual connection to the hand. After South's 1 ♣ opening, West overcalls with 1 NT, which shows a stopper in ♣ and a balanced hand and 15-17 hcp. North has nothing to say and East now uses the Stayman convention. (East wishes to know if West possibly has one or two four card majors - or none at all) But through South's 2 ♠ West's possible replies 2 ♦ (= no four card major), 2 ♥ (= four cards in Hearts) and 2 ♠ (= four cards in Spades) cannot be used. West decides to pass. After Easts double, South can now return to his best suit ♣.
This deal was played at 29 tables, and at this table the result was one penalty or 50 points to East-West. But this turned out to be the top North-South result - 100%. At the second best tables (of which there were 13 of) the result was 140 points to East-West, indicating a successful contract of 3 ♥ or 3 ♠. At two tables East-West even scored a 420 points game.
West's hand: ♠ Q J 8, ♥ K 10, ♦ Q 9 7 5, ♣ A K 7 5
North's hand ♠ 9 4, ♥ J 8 7 6 5, ♦ A 4 3, ♣ 6 3 2
East's hand ♠ A K 10 5 3, ♥ 9 4 3 2, ♦ J 10 2, ♣ 9
References
- ^ "Stolen Bids". www.bridgeaholics.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-23.
- ^ "What's Wrong with Stolen Bid Doubles?".