My hand: ♠ 9 8 2 ♥ Q 7 4 ♦ Q J 9 5 ♣ 7 6 5
West opens 1 club. Partner passes and East bids 1 heart. My hand is terrible so I pass. West bids 1 spade, East bids 4th suit forcing, and they end up playing in 6 spades. Along the way West showed 0 or 4 kings by bidding 6 clubs and partner doubled. Playing with anyone sane I'd believe this to be lead directional but on the last hand my double of a cue-bid was for penalty so I'm not so sure anymore. Partner is on lead anyway so I guess it doesn't matter. I'm never getting in. Partner leads the 4 of diamonds.
NORTH ♦ 4 | ||
WEST ♠ A K J 5 ♥ A K 8 5 3 ♦ K T 8 7 ♣ | ||
| SOUTH ♠ 9 8 2 ♥ Q 7 4 ♦ Q J 9 5 ♣ 7 6 5 |
| West | North | East | South |
| 1♣ | Pass | 1♥ | Pass |
| 1♠ | Pass | 2♦1 | Pass |
| 2NT2 | Pass | 4NT3 | Pass |
| 5♥4 | Pass | 5NT5 | Pass |
| 6♣6 | Double7 | 6♠ | All Pass |
| 14th suit forcing | |||
| 2Diamond stopper | |||
| 3Blackwood for no trump | |||
| 42 aces | |||
| 5King asking | |||
| 60 or 4 kings | |||
| 7Penalty | |||
I guess partner has the K of clubs. Fat lot of good it's going to do us with a club void on board, though. Who knows, maybe my Q of hearts will somehow score. At any rate, the diamond lead. 4-7-9-A. Declarer plays another diamond. 3-2-K-5.
He then attacks hearts. K-4-9-6. A-7-6 of diamonds-2. 3-Q-3 of spades-T. Partner has the high heart, I have two high diamonds, and partner has the K of clubs. Maybe we'll get a trick after all.
Declarer cashes the A of clubs. A-3-8 of diamonds-5. And another. J-K-5 of spades-6. I hope partner has the Q as well...
Declarer draws trump. J-2-4-7. Then he switches to a heart. 5-7 of clubs-6 of spades-J.
He tries to cash the Q of clubs. Q-4-T of diamonds-8 of spades.
I'm in. Dummy is up if I play a spade so I have to hope playing a diamond will accomplish something. Q-2 of clubs-9 of clubs-K of spades. It doesn't accomplish anything. Making 6.
| NORTH ♠ T 7 ♥ J T 6 2 ♦ 4 2 ♣ K T 9 4 3 | ||
| WEST ♠ Q 6 4 3 ♥ 9 ♦ A 6 3 ♣ A Q J 8 2 | EAST ♠ A K J 5 ♥ A K 8 5 3 ♦ K T 8 7 ♣ | |
| SOUTH ♠ 9 8 2 ♥ Q 7 4 ♦ Q J 9 5 ♣ 7 6 5 |
Professor Jack agrees with me all the way! Hopefully that means they'll make at the other table too.
On the replay the auction is identical. The play differs at trick 2 when declarer chooses to lead the J of clubs from hand. North doesn't cover and declarer pitches a heart from board. Then he draws trump. The play doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me but he ends up making, thankfully.
Nick: -1430
Jack: -1430
IMPs: 0 (-15 total)
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