Redemption
Q 3 2
A 10 9 6
K 9 8 7 6
4
A K 9
8 5 4
A 3
Q J 7 6 3
J 5
K Q 7 3
Q 10 5 4
8 5 2
10 8 7 6 4
J 2
J 2
A K 10 9
| West |
North |
East |
South |
| 1 ♣ |
Dbl? |
1 ♥ |
1 ♠ |
| 1 NT |
Pass |
Pass |
2 ♠ |
| All Pass |
|
North's double is not to my taste. Perhaps it was made in frustration;
East/West were a famous bridge father and son, and they were
clobbering the talented North/South pair.
West led a low heart, ducked to his partner's queen. East, spying the
potential for a club ruff in dummy, switched to a spade. West
cleared away dummy's trumps, playing the ace, king, and a third trump.
Declarer played a club to the ace, a diamond to the king, and a
diamond, West winning the
♦ A. West exited a heart,
won in dummy. Declarer ruffed a heart, getting to this end position:
Declarer led the
♣ 10, and West could either duck or be
end-played. In either event, declarer got three of the last four
tricks.
Making was worth 4 IMPs and down one would have been worth -1.25 IMPs,
for a total swing of 5.25 IMPs.