Monday afternoon October 15, 2007
Board 14
East Deals None Vul | ♠ A 10 6 3 ♥ A K 8 5 3 ♦ K ♣ K J 4 | ||||||||||
♠ K J
♥ 6 4 2 ♦ Q 10 7 6 ♣ 10 6 5 2 |
| ♠ Q 9 8
♥ 10 9 7 ♦ J 9 8 5 4 3 ♣ 8 | |||||||||
| ♠ 7 5 4 2 ♥ Q J ♦ A 2 ♣ A Q 9 7 3 |
| West | North | East | South |
| Sarah Smith | Frances Hereford | ||
| Pass | 1 ♣ | ||
| Pass | 2 ♥ | Pass | 2 NT |
| Pass | 3 ♠ | Pass | 4 NT |
| Pass | 5 ♥ | Pass | 6 NT |
| All pass |
| 6 NT by South |
Lead: six of diamonds.
| Made 7 — +1020 |
Against any lead the hand makes five clubs, five hearts, two diamonds and a spade; thirteen tricks. The hand also makes six clubs and six hearts; draw trump, play like NT. Congrats to Frances and Sarah for getting a top board, beating out 6H by 1020-1010.
Monday afternoon October 15, 2007
Board 1
North Deals None Vul | ♠ A 9 6 4 ♥ K J 8 ♦ 10 8 2 ♣ 8 3 2 | ||||||||||
♠ K Q J 5
♥ 3 2 ♦ K ♣ J 10 7 6 5 4 |
| ♠ 3 2
♥ A 10 6 4 ♦ Q J 7 5 4 3 ♣ 9 | |||||||||
| ♠ 10 8 7 ♥ Q 9 7 5 ♦ A 9 6 ♣ A K Q |
| West | North | East | South |
| Pass | 2 ♦ | All pass |
| 2 ♦ by East |
Lead: ace of clubs.
| Made 2 — +90 |
Awesome bid by East. South takes the first club and shifts to a heart, the king winning; then continues a heart, this time declarer steps up with the ace and leads a third heart to the diamond king. The king of spades is led from the board and incorrectly covered by North's ace, who then compounds his error by returning a club, trumped by East in hand. What was certain defeat is now certain victory as East goes to the board with the queen of spades and pitches the last heart on the good jack of spades. Another club is ruffed in hand, leaving declarer with four trumps, North with three trumps and the nine of spades; South with three diamonds and the queen of hearts. Declarer leads the queen of diamonds, taken by the ace. Declarer wins two of the last three tricks, making an improbable two diamonds; improbable because 1NT by NS makes 1 once and 3 once!