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Myles- 02-07-2005
Universities bridge festival

You have a very sexy 13 count

AQTxxx
AJxx
QTx
VOID

Playing with someone called Marc that u have found out actually is good and writes the EBU U25 magazine biddable(or something)

You got as far as 5cM strong NT and keri for a system!! So bidding is, interesting wink.gif

Oppo pass throughout

1S -2C (drat he had to have my void...)
2H -3S (Score 3spdes smile.gif )
4C*-4D* (*When oppo ask p said 1st 2nd we didnt decide)
4H*-4S (aww)
4NT(NEVER give up smile.gif ) - 6S

hell? what is 6S here? Good trumps? Can i punt the grand? anyway dummy hits you with

J9x
KQx
Axx
Jxxx

Glorious clubs p biggrin.gif !! I laugh at the fact that its a brilliant slam and reached on only 24 points!
Anway the lead is the JD

Me plan (after years of BM2k experience(BridgeMaster2000)) goes like this...

Take ace then if KS offside im down
duck ace then if Ks offside im down
hmmm....Seems like the K is onside then! dry.gif

So best play seems to be duck it, I do and it runs around to the queen
Hang on he lead the J from KJ. Awesome
I then realise there is a safety play and cash the AS. nothing good happens but i lead a small one to the J anyway LHO low, right hand discards?

So my LHO ( who im begginingg to call Dopey) Has ducked the Ks when he can take it remove my third spade from dummy setting the contract? He must just want a bad score
I cash the AKQJ of hearts and she rolls home with the diamond ruff

It's cold off on any other lead but hey!


When asked his lead he said, well with a sure trump trick I wanted you to have to guess at trick one. Well interesting idea and true the A/single/void is over you but.....really, dont try n sound good when u have let it through with 2!! pieces of mis-defence! biggrin.gif


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