[pstansbu]

Whilst I prefer to keep quiet/go slow with a misfit I took a risky call at the table (sitting South - Matchpoints) - I probably shouldn't have broken silence but wondered if there was any merit to my action:

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• I passed my second round as we don't play negative free bids so felt I was too weak to show diamonds
  
• On the third round I would normally like a second diamond honour to bid but in this case I feared LHO would convert the double for penalties
  
• East was clearly short in clubs so West must have (most of) the rest
  
• With my void it didn’t matter West's clubs sitting under North's as he’d always be leading away from his hand
  
• So I was gambling on improving the contract with a 2♦ bid with this ropy suit
  
• North was probably short in spades so rated to hold at least a couple of diamonds and some values,
  
• Also West might give me a better diamond suit and chip in with a heart bid if there was no juicy club penalty looming
  
• On the flip side 2♣ might be our only making contract....

I was lucky, in this case, that partner held Ax, but interested in views on the level of my lunacy.