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Hand played on |
September 3rd 2009 |
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Board number |
Not recorded |
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Dealer |
East |
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Vulnerability |
Love All |
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Submitted by |
Ian Moss |
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North ♠ Txxx ♥ KQ ♦ xxx ♣ KQ8x |
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West ♠ Jxx ♥ AJTxxx ♦ x ♣ J9x |
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East ♠ Qxx ♥ xx ♦ KJTx ♣ Axxx |
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North |
Bidding:
East |
South |
West |
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South ♠ AKx ♥ xxx ♦ AQ98x ♣ Tx |
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x
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No No
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1♦ 3♦ |
2♥ End
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This hand followed hot on the heels of 'Lazy Play #1', involving the same North / South pair.
South
opened 1♦
(playing a strong no-trump), West overcalled 2H.
After a negative double by North, South considered bidding 2♠
but was
wary of playing in a 4-3 fit with dummy being forced in Hearts so settled in 3♦.
West
led his low Club and South considered letting this run but eventually played the
Queen. East won and returned a Club
to the Ten, Jack, King.
South
called for the Heart Queen which West won then rather curiously played the 9 of
Clubs. South ruffed in hand and
noted that Dummy’s 8 of Clubs was now good.
There
is a simple line to 9 tricks now, declarer plays AK of Spades, A of Diamonds,
Heart to King, cash 8 of Clubs discarding his last Spade, ruffs a Spade to hand
and ruffs his last Heart in Dummy. Although East can over-ruff he then has to
lead away from KJ of trumps.
South
could have navigated this if he had stopped to count.
West has six Hearts for his overcall and has shown three Clubs, if he was
short in Spades he is likely to have led them at some stage (and East might have
bid them) South, still half
thinking about his error on the previous board, cashed AK of Spades then crossed
to the K of Hearts and wrongly discarded his last Heart on the 8 of Clubs which
West was able to ruff with his singleton trump.
Although South was able to take advantage of the Diamond pips to restrict
East to one trump winner he still had to lose a Spade for one down.
South
ruefully pondered not one but two missed opportunities.