Saturday, January 29, 2011

Bridge Match 1 - Board 116

Board 116 – Dealer West – All Vul

My hand: 8 2 A J 4 Q 9 5 4 T 8 7 5

West opens 1 club which gets passed to me. I can't find a bid. Partner leads the 6 of diamonds.


NORTH
6



EAST
T 9 7 5
9 8 2
A 8 7 3 2
2

SOUTH
8 2
A J 4
Q 9 5 4
T 8 7 5


West North East South
1 Pass Pass Pass

6-2-Q-K. Declarer continues diamonds. T-4 of clubs-3-4. Partner fires back a low heart. 3-2-A-7. Time to kill board. I return a diamond. 5-J-6 of clubs-7. Partner draws trump. J-2-5-3. Q-8 of diamonds-7-A. 9-K-8 of hearts-8. I have the only remaining trump. If we have one more trick in the majors we set them.

Partner finds a trick by playing the K of hearts. K-9-4-5. 6-5 of spades-J-Q. Declarer goes to spades. 3-Q-7-8. A-9-2-J. I ruff the next spade and have to give dummy his A of diamonds. Down 3.


NORTH
A Q 6 4
K 6 3
6
K Q J 6 4

WEST
K J 3
Q T 7 5
K J T
A 9 3

EAST
T 9 7 5
9 8 2
A 8 7 3 2
2

SOUTH
8 2
A J 4
Q 9 5 4
T 8 7 5


Professor Jack agrees with me all the way!


On the replay the auction is the same. The play starts the same, However every time my hand plays a diamond he plays a high one (I always played low, hoping that would be suit preference for hearts). Partner seems to agree, as at the other table North cashes the A of spades, giving them a spade trick. But then declarer ruffs an extra diamond for no reason, removing the endplay that existed at my table. Down 3.

Nick: 300
Jack: 300
IMPs: 0 (-6 total)

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