TN.IMP soloway Dlr: North Board 9 S KQ3 Vul: E-W H A Sherm D T9432 afg S 8 C KQJ7 S AT742 H KJ8765 H QT4 D KQ5 seligman D 876 C 983 S J965 C T6 H 932 D AJ C A542 East South West North Sherm soloway afg seligman Pass 2H Dbl Pass 3S Pass 4S Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: DK Result: Made 4 Score: 420 Points: 0.00 1 East DK, 2, 6, A 2 North S5, 8, Q, A 3 West H4, 3, 5, A 4 South D3, 8, J, Q 5 East C9, K, T, 5 6 South SK, 2, 6, H6 7 South DT, 7, H2, D5 8 South D9, C6, CA, C3 9 South CQ, S4, C2, C8 10 West HQ, 9, 8, S3 11 South D4, HT, C4, H7 *** claimed here ***

Marty Seligman (of Philadelphia) carefully pitched the club ace on a good diamond. This was the position after East ruffed a club:   3 - - 4 J   - - K J 8 7 - - - - 10 7 Q 10 - - - -   J 9 9 - - 4   Declarer was booked, having lost a diamond, the trump ace, and a club ruff . If East plays a trump now, Marty would win cheaply, draw, and dummy is high. East exited with a heart giving dummy the ruff, and a good diamond was played, but East postponed the trump coup by but 1 trick. Well played, Marty!

Incidentally how do YOU play 2H x xx ? Does this show an honour in hearts? Yes, a heart lead will beat it.....

 

Have a good giggle!!

 

Two of my Norwegian friends were playing (this time against each other) and I joined their table just in time to witness this hand....

 

MP-27 elin Dlr: South Board 739 S 5432 Vul: E-W H Q83 egil D T solsen S KQ96 C KQ985 S J H AK975 H T642 D AJ maddas D KQ965432 C 74 S AT87 C H J D 87 C AJT632 West North East South egil elin solsen maddas Pass 1H Pass 2D Dbl Pass Pass Rdbl Pass 3NT Pass 4H Pass Pass Dbl Pass Pass Pass Opening lead: DT Result: Made 5 Score: -990 Points: 0.00 1 North DT, 2, 8, A 2 West HA, 3, 2, J 3 West HK, 8, 4, C3 4 West DJ, C5, D3, D7 5 West H5, Q, 6, C2 6 North S4, J, A *** claim accepted ***

A quick calculation proved that egil was right, as usual.   Why accept 980 in 2Dx+4 when you can obtain 990 in 4Hx+1 ?   After all, this was MP's....   L O L

 

 

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