Long while since I last updated! Many things have happened since then: getting dumped out of the Portland Bowl by Cambridge B, late entry into Coventry Pairs League with Cat Evans, getting top in that day, getting knocked out by Clee and Co. in the Inter-varsity BBO cup, and a long one-month hiatus from bridge.
Exams are approaching, but nonetheless, I couldn’t possibly pass up on the Spring Fours could I?
Partnering Darren again, BUT with the agreement this time round that 1S-4H is a splinter and not to play. Though my lack of play started to show very, very quickly.
First, I forgot what feature ask we were playing, so Darren and I had this auction: 2S-2NT(What’s that? Me: Feature ask)-3H(meant as I’ve got a heart void)-4S-AP and Darren tables AQJT953 in hearts!
Next, I opened 1NT(12-14), gets doubled, Darren bids 2H and I think…and alert it. (2H is supposed to be natural) Despite opponents having the correct meaning of the bid eventually (and legally), they went 3 off in 3NT.
Try this one:
The bidding goes:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
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p |
2♠ |
| p |
Since Darren and I play high card feature showing, our auction was:
| West |
North |
East |
South |
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p |
2♠ |
| p |
2NT |
p |
3♣ |
| p |
4NT |
p |
5♣ |
| p |
6♠ |
p |
p |
| p |
Not bad, since I know it’s going to be on the spade finesse!
The full hand was:
| Dealer |
E |
| Vul |
E/W |
| Scoring |
Imp |
| Lead |
♥A |
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1 down was 13 imps out when other table did not bid slam.
I found myself in this 3NT contract:
| Dealer |
N |
| Vul |
N/S |
| Scoring |
Imp |
| Lead |
♣6 |
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The club lead makes things tricky, does E have the club J? The main spotlight on this board though, was the fact that I made an undeserved overtrick when East ducked twice on the finesse of diamonds! And I knew East had it as she tanked on both occasions and started getting very fidgety/irritated/frustrated.
More hands to come.