My hand: ♠ 3 ♥ K 9 8 6 4 ♦ K 9 7 6 5 ♣ 3 2
East opens 2NT. I'm crazy so I bid 3 hearts. West doubles showing spades. Partner bids 4 hearts, East bids 4 spades. Partner sacs in 5 hearts which gets doubled. West leads the 2 of spades.
NORTH ♠ Q 8 7 ♥ Q T 7 2 ♦ 4 2 ♣ K J 8 4 | ||
| WEST ♠ 2 | ||
| SOUTH ♠ 3 ♥ K 9 8 6 4 ♦ K 9 7 6 5 ♣ 3 2 |
| West | North | East | South |
| 2NT | 3♥ | ||
| Double1 | 4♥ | 4♠ | Pass |
| Pass | 5♥ | Double2 | All Pass |
| 1Takeout | |||
| 2Penalty | |||
I have a loser in every suit and quite possibly a second loser in both diamonds and clubs. My plan is to try to cross ruff after losing some aces. 2-7-9-3. A-4 of hearts-6-8. I'm pretty sure East has all the high cards. Might as well let him in with the Q of clubs. 2-6-J-Q. He goes back to spades. K-6 of hearts-4-Q. I throw out another club. 3-7-8-9.
Now East draws trump. 5-8-3-T. I lead a diamond up to my K. 2-T-K-A. Wow. Guess I'm just screwed. West draws a round of trump. J-2-A-9. I get three trump tricks and lose the rest. Down 5, doubled.
| NORTH ♠ Q 8 7 ♥ Q T 7 2 ♦ 4 2 ♣ K J 8 4 | ||
| WEST ♠ 6 5 4 2 ♥ J 3 ♦ A J 8 3 ♣ T 7 6 | EAST ♠ A K J T 9 ♥ A 5 ♦ Q T ♣ A Q 9 5 | |
| SOUTH ♠ 3 ♥ K 9 8 6 4 ♦ K 9 7 6 5 ♣ 3 2 |
Professor Jack disagrees with my overcall and would have passed. He then would have finessed deeply and gone with the 8 of clubs instead of the J on the first round.
At the other table they settle easily into 4 spades. They make 6.
Nick: -1100
Jack: -680
IMPs: -9 (+23 total)
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