Board
41
South
Deals
None
Vul |
| ♠ |
Q
9 8 7 4 |
| ♥ |
6
4 |
| ♦ |
K
3 2 |
| ♣ |
J
10 7 |
|
| ♠ |
— |
| ♥ |
— |
| ♦ |
J
10 7 4 |
| ♣ |
A
K Q 9 8 6 5 4 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
| ♠ |
A
K J 10 6 5 3 |
| ♥ |
9
8 |
| ♦ |
Q
9 8 5 |
| ♣ |
— |
|
|
| |
| ♠ |
2 |
| ♥ |
A
K Q J 10 7 5 3 2 |
| ♦ |
A
6 |
| ♣ |
2 |
|
Mary kindly sent me this real freak hand, clearly
a goulash hand, probably dealt in sevens! S opens with a strong 4♥
before the days of weak two bids in the majors, and weak 4 openings!
W overcalls 5♣ and N and E pass (great
restraint by E), S not to be outdone bids 5♥
, and W does not give up, bids 6 ♣. S goes
on to 6♥ but
can you make it after E leads ♣A,
and the ♦K?
Can you defeat 6♥
?
Declarer wins the 2nd ♣lead,
plays ♥AK,
♦A then runs all the
♥ to
the last one. The 3 card ending squeezes both W and E. W has to keep
a master ♣
otherwise dummys ♣J
wins so has to ditch a
♦ and declarer can now ditch the ♣J,
because it has done its job. E also must ditch a ♦
to keep a master ♠,
so declarer now has 2 winning ♦s
for the contract.
The contract is beaten by E
ruffing the ♣A
and cashing ♠A!