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Although one of my teammates was highly dismissive of my 6 bid, I thought the contract was entirely reasonable at the time - especially played by East. At the table this time it was me, as East, who agonised before passing 6 doubled, South led 8 (suit preference) and when North ruffed South was fully expecting +500 after a diamond return. North had other ideas and East escaped with -200, but still a board that cost us 26 IMP when West played in game at the other table. Why oh why did I not bid 6NT? Had I done so after North's double my partner would have racked up 12 tricks with aid of an end-play on South, or a show up squeeze on North, or a straightforward club finesse.
We lost that match by 25 IMPs and yet another I'd consigned to my ever growing nightmare collection.
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