My hand: ♠ K Q 2 ♥ T 4 2 ♦ T 8 ♣ K 9 8 6 3
West opens 1 diamond in fourth seat. East responds 1 heart. I pass again. West jumps to 3 diamonds. East bids 3 hearts. West gives up and bids 3NT. East doesn't care and bids 4 hearts which gets passed out.
I'm on lead. I'm thinking West is probably something like 3-1-6-3 and East is 2-7-1-3. I'm thinking leading a diamond to try to cut communication and maybe start tapping declarer sounds good. I lead the T of diamonds.
WEST ♠ A 3 ♥ 8 6 ♦ A K J 9 6 5 ♣ A 4 2 | ||
| SOUTH ♠ K Q 2 ♥ T 4 2 ♦ T 8 ♣ K 9 8 6 3 |
| West | North | East | South |
| Pass | Pass | Pass | |
| 1♦ | Pass | 1♥ | Pass |
| 3♦ | Pass | 3♥ | Pass |
| 3NT | Pass | 4♥ | All Pass |
T-K-7-2. Partner encouraged, so he must have the Q. Declarer cashes a second diamond, pitching a club. A-3-5 of clubs-8. Then he draws trump. 6-7-K-4. Q-2-8-J. A-T-2 of clubs-T of clubs. And another. What is he trying to do? He had 6 diamonds and 1 heart, so he started with 6 black cards. He has 10 tricks guaranteed. I'm going to keep all my spades and Kx of clubs, so I start pitching clubs. He ends up taking a ruffing finesse in diamonds and takes all 13 tricks. They have a 26 point frigidly cold grand. Huh.
| NORTH ♠ T 7 5 4 ♥ J 7 ♦ Q 7 4 3 ♣ Q J T | ||
| WEST ♠ A 3 ♥ 8 6 ♦ A K J 9 6 5 ♣ A 4 2 | EAST ♠ J 9 8 6 ♥ A K Q 9 5 3 ♦ 2 ♣ 7 5 | |
| SOUTH ♠ K Q 2 ♥ T 4 2 ♦ T 8 ♣ K 9 8 6 3 |
Professor Jack disagrees with my diamond lead. He wants me to lead the K of spades, though he agrees the T of diamonds in the systematic lead.
On the replay the bidding is the same. They manage to take their 13 tricks for a push.
Nick: -510
Jack: -510
IMPs: 0 (-8 total)
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