32519, on 2014-January-29, 11:23, said:
When N/S declared:
2/18 in 2NT
2/18 in 3♦
4/18 in 3NT
1/18 in 4NT
1/18 in 5♦
2/18 in 5♦X
1/18 in 6♦
When E/W declared:
2/18 in 3♠X
3/18 in 4♠X
All E/W made 9 tricks. According to the hand records, E/W can make 8 tricks in ♠, N/S can make 11 tricks in ♦.
Notes on the bidding:
1. West's 2♦ was Multi, but promising one of the following hand patterns -
(a) 6 or 7-card ♦ suit, 6-11 HCP
(b) 6-4 in the majors, 10-15 HCP
© Big 4-4-4-1 hand, 16+ HCP
(d) Big 2-suiter in the minors, 14+ HCP
2. When North overcalled 2NT, East figured that West either held a) a natural ♦ suit, or b) 6-4 in the majors. 3♦ was pre-emptive for 3 suits knowing of a) a 10-card fit in ♦, or b) a 9-card fit in either ♥ or ♠.
Was south asleep during the auction or was he called away to the phone and the wine waiter passed throughout?
By the way, the first slam is awful! A D to lose and then you need to pick up both Majors.