Saturday, January 22, 2011

Bridge Match 1 - Board 110

Board 110 – Dealer East – No Vul

My hand: K Q T K Q 7 4 5 J 8 5 3 2

East opens 1 spade and West responds 1NT. East continues with 2 diamonds. I double. Hopefully since I didn't double the first time and did double this time partner can divine short diamonds and not so short spades. West bids 3 diamonds, partner bids 3 hearts, and East goes to 5 diamonds which gets passed out. I lead the K of hearts.

WEST
7 6
A T 3 2
K 9 7 6 3
7 6



SOUTH
K Q T
K Q 7 4
5
J 8 5 3 2


West North East South
1 Pass
1NT Pass 2 Double1
3 3 5 All Pass
1Take-out

K-A-9-9 of clubs. Declarer now draws trump. 3-T-A-5. 2-2 of clubs-K-J. Now declarer shifts to a spade, presumably trying to set up his long spades in hand. 6-5-J-Q. Unless partner has the A of spades he can now go A and ruff a spade, setting up 2 spades in hand. I can't tap him out at this point. So I have to hope partner can cash two club tricks here. I lead a club. 8-6-A-T. Q-K-3-7. Oh well. Declarer does play A and ruff a spade and is up. Making 5.


NORTH
9 8 5
J 9 8 6 5
J T
A Q 4

WEST
7 6
A T 3 2
K 9 7 6 3
7 6

EAST
A J 4 3 2

A Q 8 4 2
K T 9

SOUTH
K Q T
K Q 7 4
5
J 8 5 3 2


Professor Jack agrees with me all the way.


On the replay my hand stays silent. They get to 5 diamonds anyway. My hand leads the K of hearts. They lose the same two tricks for just in.

Nick: -400
Jack: -400
IMPs: 0 (0 total)

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