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Mountnessing Bridge Club

 

The "train wreck"...

 

 

Hand played on 

November 29th 2007 - The Windmill Trophy

Board number

8 

Dealer

North

Vulnerability

NS Vulnerable

Submitted by

David Clark

 

 

North

♠ QT76

♥ 5

♦ K876543

♣ 4

 

 

 

West

♠ 3 

♥ AT3 

♦ AQJT9

♣AT82

 

East

♠ AKJ85

♥ KQ984

♦ 2

♣ J9

 

 

 

 

 

 

North

 

 

 

Bidding: 

 

East

 

 

 

 

 

South

 

 

 

 

 

West

 

♠ 942

♥ J762

♦ Void

♣ KQ7653

 

 

 

3♦

No

No

End

x

4♠

5♥

 

 

No

No

No

1♦

4♣

4NT

6♣

BIDDING LAYOUT WAS CORRECTED ON 22/12/2007

 

David says:

 

"I am not sure if our most interesting hand from last night is suitable for your pages. However it was interesting to me.

 

West  opened 1♦, my partner sitting North bid 'Stop 3♦', and had a bit of an aghast look on his face on seeing the 1♦ already on the table. East asked what this meant and I said I was baffled, but that it must be forcing. East doubled, with her 5 - 5 major hand and opening values (later she said the 3♦ should mean he has a solid suit outside but wants a stop in Diamonds from partner).  I passed, and West asked about the 3♦ bid, suggesting that North had just missed the opening bid. I agreed this was likely. He bid 4♣, pass from North and 4♠ (natural but West took as cue bid) from East.

 

After Blackwood West signed off in 6♣, which I bemusedly passed even though all I had was K Q x x x x in clubs. Four off.

 

This is the first time a partner had jumped in the opposition's suit, so I found it to be quite interesting.  Unfortunately it led to a 'Train Wreck'."