frs1016@centurylink.net
Here’s another deal from my monthly game in Birmingham, Alabama, with old friends and teammates. Our deals always have points of interest.
When North doubled West’s opening bid of 1♥, South’s 3♣ invited game. North’s 3♦ was forcing. South’s next bid promised only three spades; with four, he would have bid spades earlier. North raised to 4♠ when he might have cue-bid 4♥. All passed, East quite happily with his six trumps.
| Dlr: East | ♠ K J 6 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Vul: None | ♥ A Q | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ♦ A K 7 6 4 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♣ 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♠ — | ♠ 10 9 8 7 4 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ♥ K J 8 4 2 | ♥ 10 9 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ♦ J 10 5 | ♦ Q 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ♣ K Q J 9 4 | ♣ 7 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ♠ A Q 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♥ 7 5 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♦ 8 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ♣ A 10 8 5 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Opening lead — ♣K
Discard
South took the ♣A and led a diamond to dummy and a trump to his ace. West’s discard was a shock, but South continued with a diamond to dummy and a third diamond. East ruffed with the seven, and South overruffed, took the ♥Q A, and led a fourth diamond from dummy.
East ruffed in and led a club, but South ruffed in dummy for his eighth trick. When dummy led still another diamond, East could win only one more trick. Making five!
The last laugh was on North-South. They could make six diamonds.
Daily Question
You hold:
♠K J 6 2
♥A Q
♦A K 7 6 4 2
♣3
You open 1♦, your partner responds 1♥, you bid 1♠ and he tries 1NT. What do you say?
