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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Bridge Match 1 - Board 37

As a point of information I recently bought a new computer for Civ V and FFXIV. I finally got around to installing Jack on my new computer and will be playing on it going forward. I think I have all the settings set the same way but something weird may happen. We'll see!

Board 37 – Dealer North – NS Vul

My hand: ♠ 8 5 ♥ A J 7 5 2 ♦ J T 6 5 3 ♣ K

Two passes to me. I pass as well. West opens 1 club and East bids 1 diamond. I pass and West bids 1 heart. East jumps to 3NT which gets passed out. They bid both of my suits so I lead the 8 of spades hoping it's partner's suit.



WEST
♠ A Q J 6
♥ K Q 4 3
♦ 8 7
♣ Q 6 2


SOUTH
♠ 8 5
♥ A J 7 5 2
♦ J T 6 5 3
♣ K
West North East South

Pass Pass Pass
1♣ Pass 1♦Pass
1♥ Pass 3NTAll Pass

8-J-2-7. I'm pretty sure declarer has at most 3 spades since he didn't bid them which means partner should have at least 4 himself. Maybe he started with KJT2 and we can get 2 spade tricks if I lead them again.

Declarer plays the 2 of clubs off dummy. 2-9-A-K. That feels like cheating. Boo! He plays out another club. What should I pitch? I think I can afford 2 hearts and a diamond for sure. I start with the 2 of hearts. 3-2 of hearts-Q-7. He plays another club. 6-J-5-3 of diamonds.

Partner cashes the A of diamonds. A-4-6-7. He plays the Q. Q-K-5-8. Guess I have 2 diamond tricks on top of my A of hearts. Declarer cashes a club and I pitch a heart. T-5 of hearts-3 of hearts-8. Another club. 4-7 of hearts-4 of hearts-6 of hearts. Declarer cashes the K of spades. K-5-6-9. He has a low spade to dummy's 2 high spades. Making 3.


 NORTH
♠ T 9 4 2
♥ T 9 6
♦ A Q
♣ J 9 8 7
WEST
♠ A Q J 6
♥ K Q 4 3
♦ 8 7
♣ Q 6 2
EAST
♠ K 7 3
♥ 8
♦ K 9 4 2
♣ A T 5 4 3


 SOUTH
♠ 8 5
♥ A J 7 5 2
♦ J T 6 5 3
♣ K
Professor Jack disagrees with my second pass. He wants me to overcall 1 heart. On the play he disagrees with my first pitch and wants me to pitch a small diamond instead of a small heart. And then when partner cashes the A of diamonds he wants me to discourage with the 5 instead of the 6.


On the replay we get blown out. My hand gets in there with 1 heart, partner 'preempts' with 2 hearts over 1 spade and they end up playing 3 clubs. They make 3.

Nick: -400
Jack: -110
IMPs: -7 (-6 total)
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3 comments:

  1. Bung9/29/2010 7:05 PM

    I particularly disagree with leading xx in hope that its your partner's suit. They did shy away from suits, those suits could easily be worth exploring.

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  2. Ziggyny9/30/2010 10:17 AM

    Worst case scenario partner has at least 4 spades so it's certainly one of his long suits. The hope is that he has cards in it. Leading either of my 5 card suits is bad if he doesn't have cards in those, too. What would you lead instead? The 5 of hearts?

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  3. Bung9/30/2010 6:20 PM

    Even if your partner has 4, he needs to set up the suit by himself and have his own entry. I think you're usually better off leading one of your suits, even if the opponents have bid it. Whether its diamonds or hearts is up to you, although in this case, I think I'd fire off a diamond.

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