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[Event "### 03/01/11 Stratified 0-20 & 20+"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
[Board "24"]
[West "James"]
[North "Barry"]
[East "Steve"]
[South "Pete"]
[Dealer "N"]
[Vulnerable "None"]
[Deal "N:AQ32.964.J765.K5 J74.872.AQT94.J2 T5.KQT53.3.AQ976 K986.AJ.K82.T843"]
{[Hands rotated CW]}
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer "S"]
[Contract "4H"]
[Result ""]
{Misplay this hand with me...\n
James led the \D2, won by Steve with the ace. From this I deduced the actual
diamond holding. I ruffed the diamond return. When James did not unblock the
\DK, I decided to try to use this to my advantage, without having a full plan
in mind. Figuring James had the \HA, but uncertain about the \SK, I lead the
\HK, which James won (see below). When James led the \DK, I discarded my
spade (an error), to retain control in the face of a possible 4-1 heart split.
James shifted to a spade, won by the ace.
At this point, I can still make the contract: two top clubs and a club ruff
with the \H9, draw trumps (dropping the J in its known location). Instead, I
played for trumps to be 4-1, which gives me no chance to make the contract.
Besides, if James had \HAJ87, I'd probably have been doubled. (I tried to
ruff a club low to preserve the \H9, overruff, ... down 3).
It really helps to have a plan before starting to play cards. A 3-2 trump
split is actually likely, once Steve proves to have only five diamonds. I
could have ruffed the \DK and played as noted above to make the contract. If
truly greedy, I could have made an overtrick by finessing in spades. Even if
I had a second trump loser, I would have the spade finesse in reserve.
The double dummy solver says I can always be held to four - how? James must
duck the \HK, a counter-intuitive play. Then leading another another trump
fails, since I would no longer have a re-entry in trumps to draw the last
trump, after ruffing the club. So I switch to clubs and ruff out the suit,
but James can win the \HA and give Steve a ruff on the fourth round of clubs.
- Pete Matthews}
[Auction "N"]
Pass {No suitable call -- 11- HCP; 12- total points}
2D {5+ diakonds, weak}
2H {Major suit opening -- 5+ H; 21- HCP; 12-17 total points}
3D {obstructive}
4H {under pressures}
AP
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N H 10
N D 5
N C 10
N NT 7
E S 7
E H 2
E D 7
E C 3
E NT 6
S S 6
S H 10
S D 5
S C 10
S NT 7
W S 7
W H 2
W D 7
W C 3
W NT 6