SOME HANDS FROM THE EASTBOURNE CONGRESS 2000

clive keep 13/07/2000 (PART 2)

Well, how did you do?

The full hand was -

void
A97643
75
AJ876
K10875                                    Q932
Q1082                                      K
10632                                       J94
void                                          K10942
AJ64
J5
AKQ8
Q53
Before reading on, can you see how eleven tricks were made, double dummy?  Even with some help from the defence?  Well, here is how it went with Mr. Brown in the hot seat -

Win the first trick with the Ace.  Play the JH to the QH(!), A and K.  Lead a small club towards the Q - up goes the K and the 9D returned.  Win with the K and lead the H5 - West puts in the 8(!!).  Win with the 9 and play a heart to West's 10.  You now have 11 tricks on any return.  West actually returned a diamond to Declarer's 8, but that extra trick was superfluous to requirements.  Easy wasn't it!

On the replay at the other table, the bidding was similar, but Pat R_F had been there before and the 7S hit the table, leading to a very quick one off.  Bridge is such an easy game!!

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