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Backlogged deals from the club
1) 3rd, none
KTxx JTxxxxx xx -
1S-X-3H-5D, P-P-P
3H was fitted, invitational or better! Was I supposed to bid 3S? 4S? By agreement, 3H does not set up a force. Pard had AJxxxx Q KT QJxx. Should she double 5D showing extra values? Should I pass that? We went +200, but +500 would have been better. Going down in 5S would have been worse.
11) 1st, none
Tx x KQJxxx T9xx
3D-3N, P
Pard had KJx Qxx Axx KQxx. Where's the feet? Even if, first seat white, I delivered the proverbial DKQJT987, where would she find another two tricks? As it happens she went down three.
19) 1st, favorable
K AQxxx AJT7 KJx
1H-1S, 2D-3C, 4N-6D, P
4N was quantitative.
Axxxx 9 Axxxx Ax
K AQxxx KJT7 KJx
I won the spade lead in hand and cashed DK. This was the first board of the night, and when pard's nemesis, on my left, showed out on the first round of trumps, I was afraid it would be a long, long session. Luckily, for the first time ever, RHO had the shape I hoped (3=3=4=3) and I eloped 12 tricks.
SK, DK, HA, H ruff, CA, CK, H ruff, SA, S ruff, C ruff, S. RHO ruffed small and I overruffed, then led a heart and won the trick (that means I played the trump ace. Somebody I know finds that unbelievably funny, though I'm not sure why), RHO underruffing, and gave RHO trick 13 with DQ. +920 for 6.5/8.
20) +1700. Enough said.
I bet you're wondering why LHO is pard's nemesis?
21) It went 1D-2C-P-? and LHO, with four clubs and an opener, jumped to 4C, for +130, leaving us a paltry 2/8 matchpoints. Sigh.
24) 4th, none
K98x Q Axx Qxxxx
1C-1H-P-1N, P-P-P
xxx AKxxx QJ87 x
K98x Q Axx Qxxxx
LHO led a club to his partner's king. He returned SQ, ducked. He played SJ-x-A-x, and LHO returned ST! Weird, but nice. I cashed my long spade, won HQ, led to DQ, cashed HAK, DA, and led to LHO's DK. He had to give me CQ at trick 13. +120.
KTxx JTxxxxx xx -
1S-X-3H-5D, P-P-P
3H was fitted, invitational or better! Was I supposed to bid 3S? 4S? By agreement, 3H does not set up a force. Pard had AJxxxx Q KT QJxx. Should she double 5D showing extra values? Should I pass that? We went +200, but +500 would have been better. Going down in 5S would have been worse.
11) 1st, none
Tx x KQJxxx T9xx
3D-3N, P
Pard had KJx Qxx Axx KQxx. Where's the feet? Even if, first seat white, I delivered the proverbial DKQJT987, where would she find another two tricks? As it happens she went down three.
19) 1st, favorable
K AQxxx AJT7 KJx
1H-1S, 2D-3C, 4N-6D, P
4N was quantitative.
Axxxx 9 Axxxx Ax
K AQxxx KJT7 KJx
I won the spade lead in hand and cashed DK. This was the first board of the night, and when pard's nemesis, on my left, showed out on the first round of trumps, I was afraid it would be a long, long session. Luckily, for the first time ever, RHO had the shape I hoped (3=3=4=3) and I eloped 12 tricks.
SK, DK, HA, H ruff, CA, CK, H ruff, SA, S ruff, C ruff, S. RHO ruffed small and I overruffed, then led a heart and won the trick (that means I played the trump ace. Somebody I know finds that unbelievably funny, though I'm not sure why), RHO underruffing, and gave RHO trick 13 with DQ. +920 for 6.5/8.
20) +1700. Enough said.
I bet you're wondering why LHO is pard's nemesis?
21) It went 1D-2C-P-? and LHO, with four clubs and an opener, jumped to 4C, for +130, leaving us a paltry 2/8 matchpoints. Sigh.
24) 4th, none
K98x Q Axx Qxxxx
1C-1H-P-1N, P-P-P
xxx AKxxx QJ87 x
K98x Q Axx Qxxxx
LHO led a club to his partner's king. He returned SQ, ducked. He played SJ-x-A-x, and LHO returned ST! Weird, but nice. I cashed my long spade, won HQ, led to DQ, cashed HAK, DA, and led to LHO's DK. He had to give me CQ at trick 13. +120.