Bridge Match 3 - Board 53

Board 53 - Dealer North - NS Vul

Opponents convention card: Bridge World Standard
Opponents playing strength: Good

My hand: ♠ 2 ♥ 9 8 7 2 ♦ 7 6 3 ♣ A 9 7 6 4

West opens 1 spade in 4th seat. Partner doubles and East bids 2NT which is alerted as a constructive raise. My hand is not great, but we probably have a double fit. And I do want partner to know what suit to lead. So I bid 3 clubs. West bids 4 clubs showing a control in clubs for spades. East retreats to 4 spades and that's where they stay.

Partner leads the Q of clubs.

	NORTH ♣ Q
		EAST ♠ A 8 6 4 ♥ K 4 3 ♦ K T ♣ J 8 3 2
	SOUTH ♠ 2 ♥ 9 8 7 2 ♦ 7 6 3 ♣ A 9 7 6 4

West	North	East	South
	Pass	Pass	Pass
1♠	Double	2NT1	3♣
4♣2	Pass	4♠	Pass
Pass	Pass
1Constructive raise
2Control in clubs for spades

This shouldn't be a Rusinov lead since I bid the suit, but I bet Jack thinks it is. I'm pretty sure West has a void here, but I guess it could be stiff king? If it is then popping the ace sets up the jack on dummy anyway, so I play low. Q-2-7-7 of spades. Then they start taking tricks and never stop. Making 7.

	NORTH ♠ K T ♥ Q J T 6 ♦ 9 5 4 ♣ K Q T 5
WEST ♠ Q J 9 7 5 3 ♥ A 5 ♦ A Q J 8 2 ♣		EAST ♠ A 8 6 4 ♥ K 4 3 ♦ K T ♣ J 8 3 2
	SOUTH ♠ 2 ♥ 9 8 7 2 ♦ 7 6 3 ♣ A 9 7 6 4

Every table had 13 tricks taken in spades. 2 tables bid up to a small slam, 3 stopped in 5 spades, and 3 stopped in 4 spades. So we get 9 MPs here.


Jack doesn't like my 3 club bid and wants me to pass. He then wanted me to win the A of clubs on the first trick. Which makes no sense, since he had the KQ. Either he should lead the Q and be happy with my duck or he should lead the K to remove the ambiguity. Leading the Q and yelling at me for ducking is stupid.

Ranking after board 53/60: 9/16 with 50.4%