Opponents convention card: Dutch Doubleton
Opponents playing strength: Good
My hand: ♠ ♥ K J 5 2 ♦ J 9 7 6 5 4 ♣ J 7 3
West opens 1 diamond, partner overcalls 1 spade, and East bids 2 clubs. The enemies are playing Dutch Doubleton, meaning they have at least 4 diamonds when they open 1 diamond. This means we probably don't have a place in diamonds ourselves despite my 6 card suit, and without that my hand is pretty trash. Especially with a void opposite partner's suit. So while I'd like to bid, I don't think I can or should. West jumps to 3 spades which is alerted as a splinter. East bids 4 hearts to show a control in hearts for clubs. I could double this as lead directional, but pinpointing the heart king probably helps declarer more than partner and I want him to lead a spade anyway if he ever gets in. So I pass again. West bids 4 spades to show a control in spades for clubs. I guess that means he has stiff ace? Anyway, they made some more bids and end up in 6 clubs.
I lead a low diamond, hoping to find partner with a void of his own.
| WEST ♠ 9 ♥ Q 9 4 3 ♦ A K Q T ♣ A T 6 5 | ||
| SOUTH ♠ ♥ K J 5 2 ♦ J 9 7 6 5 4 ♣ J 7 3 |
| West | North | East | South |
| 1♦ | 1♠ | 2♣ | Pass |
| 3♠1 | Pass | 4♥2 | Pass |
| 4♠3 | Pass | 4NT4 | Pass |
| 5♥5 | Pass | 6♣ | Pass |
| Pass | Pass | ||
| 1Splinter | |||
| 2Control in hearts for clubs | |||
| 3Control in spades for clubs | |||
| 4Ace asking for clubs | |||
| 52 aces, no queen of trump | |||
6-Q-8-2. Interesting, West didn't have the ace of spades. I wonder why he splintered and then cuebid? Anyway, partner didn't have a void and now declarer is going to draw my trumps away. 5-4-K-3. 2-7-A-2 of spades. 6-8 of hearts-Q-J. Declarer now goes about taking tricks by leading a diamond. I wonder if he's going to finesse me? 3-9-K-6 of hearts. Ok, I have stoppers in both red suits now. Hopefully partner has spades and they won't be able to come to 12 tricks. Declarer immediately attacks spades. 9-3-4-4 of diamonds. Now a heart. 3-A-8 of clubs-5. Ok, his cuebid was a void and partner has an undisclosed 5 card major. Declarer ruffs a spade back to board. Then he plays some more cards and it doesn't matter because he's up. Making 7.
| NORTH ♠ J 7 6 5 3 2 ♥ A T 8 7 6 ♦ 8 ♣ 4 | ||
| WEST ♠ 9 ♥ Q 9 4 3 ♦ A K Q T ♣ A T 6 5 | EAST ♠ A K Q T 8 4 ♥ ♦ 3 2 ♣ K Q 9 8 2 | |
| SOUTH ♠ ♥ K J 5 2 ♦ J 9 7 6 5 4 ♣ J 7 3 |
Jack disagrees with my opening lead. He thinks my lead is the standard one but that underleading my K of hearts and leading up to the guy who cuebid hearts is a better plan. I think you're crazy, Jack. Especially since you have a hand with ELEVEN cards in the majors and made one bid. And that bid wasn't Michaels! And we're white on red! We may well have had a good sacrifice in hearts. I went back and forced Jack to bid 2 diamonds and it results in us playing 3 hearts doubled. Which I held to down 3, for a clear top board.
Ranking after board 32/60: 4/16 with 55.13%
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