My Small Bliss

It happened in the third round Swiss Qualification of the 2018 National Youth Bridge Championship. Board 7 Vul: Both Dealer: South South ♠ A 3 2                       South     West     North     East ♡ A 6                            1♣        pass       1♡        2♢  ♢ A Q 6                        pass      pass        X         pass ♣ T 9 7 6 2                  3NT         AP I really don't understand why South bids 3NT, even if she is my teammate. North makes a balancing to keep bid on. Maybe North just wants to reach a part score deal depending on good distribution. So this take out double might be more slight than other position. How to make a 3NT contract if North only holds 8 points. South is self-contradictory. If South has capacity to bid 3NT, why do not bid 2NT in last turn? Although I do not agree to bid 3NT, it is undeniable that 3NT is a challenged and excited contract. ♠ QT74 ♡ J873 ♢ 7 ♣ KQJ4 ---------------- ♠ A32                        ♡ A6     

This is the last deal in 2017 Michael Seamon JUSBC U26 USA2 Finals. Board 30 Vul: None Dealer: East East:                              East           West ♠ AQ3                            2♣              2♢                       5NT: ♢Q without ♠K ♡ 5                                 3♢              3♡ ♢ AKJT84                      3NT            4♢ ♣ AKQ                           4NT            5♣                                       5♡             5NT*                                        ? Total IMPs before the last segment is 102:95, a little bit ahead of opponent. Other boards in the last segment are as followings:          Board 2: Opponents bid a grand slam with a missing key card. Although East makes a lead directing bid, West chooses the wrong suit for leading.      Board 5: West does a wrong decision from finesse and 3-3, which leads the game contract down. NOW, THE LAST BOARD COMES !!! Gambling or not, that is a question. From East's point of v