Opponents convention card: Dutch Doubleton
Opponents playing strength: Adequate
My hand: ♠ A T 4 3 ♥ 8 4 3 2 ♦ J 4 ♣ K T 5
Partner passes and East opens 1 diamond. I have nothing to say. They have a game forcing misfit auction and end up in 3NT.
Partner leads the 3 of clubs.
NORTH ♣ 3 | ||
| EAST ♠ K Q 9 5 ♥ 7 5 ♦ A K T 9 ♣ 8 7 2 | ||
| SOUTH ♠ A T 4 3 ♥ 8 4 3 2 ♦ J 4 ♣ K T 5 |
| West | North | East | South |
| Pass | 1♦ | Pass | |
| 1♥ | Pass | 1♠ | Pass |
| 2♣1 | Pass | 2♦2 | Pass |
| 2NT | Pass | 3NT | All Pass |
| 14th suit forcing | |||
| 24 spades, fewer than 3 hearts | |||
Well, partner has exactly 4 clubs and they should end up 4-3-3-3. So if we keep attacking clubs and if partner has another entry we can get a trick there. I can't see setting up my long suits, so might as well adopt that as the plan. 3-2-K-A. West switches to diamonds. 2-8-9-J. Yoink! Club time! T-J-Q-7. Partner has the 9 of clubs, which he cashes. He then fails to play the 13th club and instead switches to a heart. K-5-2-6. And now the 13th club, where dummy pitches a spade. I pitch my diamond and declarer also pitches a spade. Partner then throws dummy in with a diamond. 7-K-3 of hearts-5. Declarer cashes a bunch of cards then gives me my A of spades. Partner gets the Q of hearts on the last trick as well. Down 3.
| NORTH ♠ J 7 6 2 ♥ K Q T ♦ 8 7 ♣ Q 9 6 3 | ||
| WEST ♠ 8 ♥ A J 9 6 ♦ Q 6 5 3 2 ♣ A J 4 | EAST ♠ K Q 9 5 ♥ 7 5 ♦ A K T 9 ♣ 8 7 2 | |
| SOUTH ♠ A T 4 3 ♥ 8 4 3 2 ♦ J 4 ♣ K T 5 |
3NT down 3 is, unsurprisingly, a top board. All the other tables also played in no trump contracts. 3NT-1, 2NT, 2NT+2x2, 3NTx3.
Captain Jack agrees with me all the way!
Ranking after board 17/60: 5/16 with 54.20%
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