My hand: ♠ K 8 6 5 ♥ A ♦ A J 7 5 3 ♣ J 7 3
Partner passes and East opens 1 club. I overcall 1 diamond. West gets in there with 1 heart, partner passes again, and East bids 1NT. I like my hand but I don't think it's good enough to bid again so I pass. West jumps to 4 hearts which supposedly shows 6+ hearts and 13-17 points. They're probably making this for +620. If I get doubled in 4 spades I can afford to go down 2. Down 3 is -800 which is worse than their game. I can't fathom only going down 2 so I have to pass.
Partner leads the 8 of diamonds.
NORTH ♦ 8 | ||
EAST ♠ J 9 4 ♥ 3 ♦ K Q 6 4 ♣ A K 5 4 2 | ||
| SOUTH ♠ K 8 6 5 ♥ A ♦ A J 7 5 3 ♣ J 7 3 |
| West | North | East | South |
| Pass | 1♣ | 1♦ | |
| 1♥ | Pass | 1NT | Pass |
| 4♥ | Pass | Pass | Pass |
8-Q-A-9. There are 2 more diamonds left and I doubt partner has all of them since he didn't support at all. So I should be able to give him a ruff or a trump promotion at least. I return a diamond.
3-8 of clubs-T-K. Come on! Declarer draws trump. 3-A-5-4. I force him to ruff a diamond. 7-8 of hearts-2-4.
Declarer switches to clubs. 6-9-K-3. 2-J-7 of hearts-T.
And now more trump drawing. Q-6-6 of diamonds-7 of clubs. K-9-4 of clubs-5 of spades. 2-T-4 of spades-5 of diamonds.
Partner shifts to a spade. 7-9-K-A. Another back, 3-2-J-6. He cashes the A of clubs. Partner ruffs the last card for down 1.
| NORTH ♠ 7 2 ♥ J T 9 6 4 ♦ T 8 2 ♣ Q T 9 | ||
| WEST ♠ A Q T 3 ♥ K Q 8 7 5 2 ♦ 9 ♣ 8 6 | EAST ♠ J 9 4 ♥ 3 ♦ K Q 6 4 ♣ A K 5 4 2 | |
| SOUTH ♠ K 8 6 5 ♥ A ♦ A J 7 5 3 ♣ J 7 3 |
Professor Jack agrees with me all the way!
The replay is essentially the same. The play goes in a different order but they get 4 tricks in 4H for down 1.
Nick: 100
Jack: 100
IMPs: 0 (-18 total)
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