Thursday, January 27, 2011

Bridge Match 1 - Board 114

Board 114 – Dealer East – NS Vul

My hand: Q 9 8 Q 8 2 K J 9 8 T 8 6

East opens 1NT. West transfers to Spades and East bids just 2 spades which gets passed out. I lead the 9 of spades.

WEST
K 7 6 5 3
6 4 3
Q T 6 4
J



SOUTH
Q 9 8
Q 8 2
K J 9 8
T 8 6


West North East South
1NT Pass
21 Pass 2 All Pass
1Transfer

9-3-A-4. Partner shifts to the A of hearts. Are we cashing out? Should I signal high to show my Q? I suppose so. A-7-8-3. 5-K-2-4. Declarer shifts to a club. K-6-J-9. A-8-6 of hearts-3. And now diamonds. A-9-4-3. 2-K-6-5. I switch back to clubs. T-5 of spades-4-2. Declarer ruffs a diamond. T-7-T of spades-8. And now draws trump. J-Q-K-2. He cashes the high diamond, throws me in with a spade, and then has a trump left. Making 3.


NORTH
A 2
A J 9 5
7 5 3
Q 9 4 3

WEST
K 7 6 5 3
6 4 3
Q T 6 4
J

EAST
J T 4
K T 7
A 2
A K 7 5 2

SOUTH
Q 9 8
Q 8 2
K J 9 8
T 8 6


Professor Jack disagrees with my opening lead. He wants me to lead my small heart. Every lead seemed dangerous and I kinda wanted to keep declarer from ruffing in his hand. If partner had returned a trump I think we might have held him to just in by preventing him from setting up diamonds. Oh well.


On the replay the auction is the same. My hand leads the 8 of diamonds! Declarer inserts the T and wins. He crossruffs and manages to induce North to ruff in with his A on a trick South was going to win. They end up making 4.

Nick: -140
Jack: -170
IMPs: +1 (-7 total)

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