My hand: ♠ K 9 2 ♥ J 5 ♦ A T 5 2 ♣ J 6 4 3
East opens 1 diamond in second chair. I have nothing to say. West bids 1 spade, partner bids 2 diamonds, and East jumps to 3 spades. What in the world is partner's 2 diamond bid? It can't be a strong hand since he passed in first chair. It can't be a diamond preempt since he again passed in first chair. He could have doubled instead... I guess double would show a stronger point hand but a less distributional hand so I'd guess partner is 5-5 in hearts and clubs. If I had any semblance of faith that that was true I'd consider bidding 4 clubs here, but I don't, so I pass as does everyone else. Partner leads the A of clubs.
NORTH ♣ A | ||
| EAST ♠ A Q J 4 ♥ A Q T ♦ J 8 6 3 ♣ T 9 | ||
| SOUTH ♠ K 9 2 ♥ J 5 ♦ A T 5 2 ♣ J 6 4 3 |
| West | North | East | South |
| Pass | 1♦ | Pass | |
| 1♠ | 2♦1 | 3♠ | All Pass |
| 15-5 Hearts and Clubs | |||
A-9-3-7. Partner shifts to a diamond. 4-3-A-7. I return a diamond. 2-9-5 of spades-6. Partner then cashes the K of clubs. K-T-4-5. Declarer is tight and I have the K of trump offside. Down they go!
Unfortunately declarer has the K of hearts so other than the K of spades he's up. Down 1.
| NORTH ♠ 8 5 ♥ 9 8 4 3 2 ♦ 4 ♣ A K Q 8 2 | ||
| WEST ♠ T 7 6 3 ♥ K 7 6 ♦ K Q 9 7 ♣ 7 5 | EAST ♠ A Q J 4 ♥ A Q T ♦ J 8 6 3 ♣ T 9 | |
| SOUTH ♠ K 9 2 ♥ J 5 ♦ A T 5 2 ♣ J 6 4 3 |
Professor Jack disagrees with my pass. He would have bid 4 clubs, presumably because he had faith that partner actually had his 5-5.
On the replay I don't think they're playing Michaels, so North gets in there with 1NT instead of 2 diamonds, though apparently it showed 5-5 as well. East still jumps to 3 spades and South still passes. I hate you, Captain Jack! The play itself goes a little different (North doesn't cash his club K and therefore gives declarer a chance to make if he didn't have identical suit distributions in hand and dummy) but the result is the same. They get a diamond ruff for down 1.
Nick: 50
Jack: 50
IMPs: 0 (+21 total)
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