Bridge Match 1 - Board 114

Board 114 – Dealer East – NS Vul

My hand: ♠ Q 9 8 ♥ Q 8 2 ♦ K J 9 8 ♣ T 8 6

East opens 1NT. West transfers to Spades and East bids just 2 spades which gets passed out. I lead the 9 of spades.

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

West	North	East	South
		1NT	Pass
2♥1	Pass	2♠	All Pass
1Transfer

9-3-A-4. Partner shifts to the A of hearts. Are we cashing out? Should I signal high to show my Q? I suppose so. A-7-8-3. 5-K-2-4. Declarer shifts to a club. K-6-J-9. A-8-6 of hearts-3. And now diamonds. A-9-4-3. 2-K-6-5. I switch back to clubs. T-5 of spades-4-2. Declarer ruffs a diamond. T-7-T of spades-8. And now draws trump. J-Q-K-2. He cashes the high diamond, throws me in with a spade, and then has a trump left. Making 3.

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

Professor Jack disagrees with my opening lead. He wants me to lead my small heart. Every lead seemed dangerous and I kinda wanted to keep declarer from ruffing in his hand. If partner had returned a trump I think we might have held him to just in by preventing him from setting up diamonds. Oh well.


On the replay the auction is the same. My hand leads the 8 of diamonds! Declarer inserts the T and wins. He crossruffs and manages to induce North to ruff in with his A on a trick South was going to win. They end up making 4.

Nick: -140
Jack: -170
IMPs: +1 (-7 total)