BAM BAM

This was our 9^th board in the BAM that we won with a 20.5 out of 24. I'm not sure I agree with any of the bidding but it was a double game swing in our favor. I disobeyed the rule about passing when the opponents have passed a forcing bid but this was quite the exception.
 

Dealer: S Vul: none North ♠ A543 ♥ 2 ♦ AK983 ♣ A64 West ♠ T982 ♥ AKQJT543 ♦ 2 ♣ - East ♠ J ♥ 987 ♦ T765 ♣ K9852 South ♠ KQ76 ♥ 6 ♦ QJ4 ♣ QJT73

 

East	South	West	North
-	1♣	X	1♠
Pass	Pass	4♥	X
Pass	Pass	Pass

 

There was nothing to the play in 4♥. After taking trick 1, the spade shift held me to 4 (8 heart tricks and 2 ruffs in dummy). I don't remember the auction at our teammates' table but they were able to find 4♠ and just make it. 4♥ is probably a better bid with my hand (west), at least on this deal. North will surely double but it would be hard to bid 4♠ over that since most people don't play negative doubles that high. At this point in the round, we were a perfect 9 for 9. If south has just raised to 2♠ like a normal person, north would have a clear 4♠ bid (if not more) and we would have had to bid 5♥ (and one of us surely would) to win the board. I like Board-a-match!