Lately I have been missing obvious plays and such while kibitzing. I have no idea why as well, so if I make any gibberish comments to you, well yeah….forgive me, I am having a bad patch, and of course, please tell me.
This happened at the table as well, when I messed up the play on this 3NT contract:
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E |
| Vul |
N/S |
| Scoring |
Imp |
| Lead |
♦3 |
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After winning the diamond lead, I forced out the club Ace, won the diamond return with the Ace, cashed Ace of spades, and ran the clubs.
On the last club, East does best to discard a diamond, and I will discard a heart from hand.
If West discards a spade, I can cash the King of spades and he will be squeezed again, either unguarding the hearts, or giving up a diamond and then thrown in to lead away from the K8 in hearts.
If West discards a diamond, I just cash the spade, and throw him in with a diamond for an endplay in hearts.
If West discards a heart, the Q of hearts is good after the fall of the K on the A.
But of course, I screwed it all up by cashing the King of spades first. Don’t ask me why. That took out my entry for the squeeze.
Andre was very nice about it after the hand (The difference between +1 and +2 only, at IMPs!) but of course, I couldn’t forgive myself…