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This didn't work: Assess the blame

Poll: This didn't work: Assess the blame (20 member(s) have cast votes)

Who is to blame for EW's bad result of 3NT down a ton?

  1. West for a very light vulnerable TO double (11 votes [47.83%])

    Percentage of vote: 47.83%

  2. East for his jump to 3NT (6 votes [26.09%])

    Percentage of vote: 26.09%

  3. South for opening 2@D (2 votes [8.70%])

    Percentage of vote: 8.70%

  4. No one, this happens sometimes (4 votes [17.39%])

    Percentage of vote: 17.39%

  5. Other (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

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#21 User is offline   jillybean 

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Posted 2011-March-12, 21:58

The vulnerable X is too light for my liking but this simply demonstrates that partners need to be on the same wavelength.
If partner knew the X could be made on these values I'm guessing he would have bid 2N and not 3N.
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