My rushes of blood to the head in bidding when I hold a nineteen or twenty pointer opposite an opening bid are well-documented. Here is a case in point. I was in an all-or-nothing position in diamonds. I reasoned thus. "Well he made a silly overcall missing KQ. of spades. Plus I have AK of clubs a 100 honors in hearts. He must have the DK single or double."
When I sent this deal from BBO out of pride to my bridge partner, he had an interesting perspective. "Well reasoned! And lucky, of course. But I think your 6NT bid was a pretty reasonable description of your hand; it's not your fault that partner had the wrong minor-suit king.
On a related note, I think North should have bid 7D over your 6NT. Really, on that auction, how likely is it that 6NT would make but 7D not make? You feel bad for the opponents when you bid and make a grand slam missing the trump king, but such is life."
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