Sunday, February 06, 2011

Bridge Match 1 - Board 122

Board 122 – Dealer East – All Vul

My hand: J 7 K 7 3 T 9 6 5 3 A 7 2

West opens 1 heart in 3rd seat. Partner overcalls 2 diamonds and East bids 2 hearts. Now, if we're going to make anything in no-trump we probably want it played from my hand what with the K of hearts here and all. We should have 7 tricks in no trump with 5 diamonds and my 2 high cards. Could partner have two more (including a spade stopper) to make 3NT a good spot to be?

I think I'll start with 2NT, showing my stopper, and see where we go from there. West bids 3 hearts, partner bids 3NT, and everyone passes. West leads the A of hearts.

NORTH
9 5 2
Q
A Q J 7 4 2
K Q 5
WEST
A



SOUTH
J 7
K 7 3
T 9 6 5 3
A 7 2


West North East South
Pass Pass
1 2 2 2NT
3 3NT All Pass

Well, partner doesn't have solid diamonds and he doesn't have a spade stopper. I hope they don't switch! The heart goes A-Q-5-7. West switches to a spade. 3-2-K-7. East doesn't switch to a heart, he stays with spades. 8-J-Q-5. A-9-4-3 of hearts. T-2 of diamonds-6-3 of diamonds. Back to hearts, which I win in hand.

If I can find the K of diamonds I'm down just 1. Can it help to cash the clubs? I doubt it. It could hurt, if I lose the diamond and they can cash the 13th club.

I lead the T of diamonds and West plays the K. I am therefore up. Down 1. Which, I believe, is good bridge.


NORTH
9 5 2
Q
A Q J 7 4 2
K Q 5

WEST
A Q T 3
A T 8 6 4 2
K
J 8

EAST
K 8 6 4
J 9 5
8
T 9 6 4 3

SOUTH
J 7
K 7 3
T 9 6 5 3
A 7 2


Professor Jack disagrees with my bidding 2NT. He wants me to bid 3 diamonds instead.


On the replay my hand overcalls 3 diamonds. West bids 3 hearts, North bids 4 diamonds, West bids 4 hearts. Declarer screws up, taking a double finesse he can't repeat. This causes him to lose both the K and Q of hearts, and goes down 2 instead of down 1.

Nick: -100
Jack: 200
IMPs: -7 (-41 total)

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