Hand of the week commencing
Sunday 27th January 2008
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North
Dealer |
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Q
J
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Neither
Vulnerable |
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K
7 |
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A
7 2 |
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K
10 9 8 6 2 |
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N |
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10
8 7 6 4
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K
2 |
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9
8 4 3 |
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W
E |
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Q
J 5 2 |
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10 |
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J
9 6 4 3 |
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J
5 4 |
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Q
7 |
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S |
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Lead
¨10 |
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A
9 5 3 |
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© |
A
10 6 |
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K
Q 8 5 |
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A
3 |
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W |
N |
E |
S |
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1NT |
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2ª
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NO |
3§ *transfer
to clubs |
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NO |
3NT |
NO |
4§ |
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NO |
4¨ |
NO |
6§ |
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NO |
NO |
NO |
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West
leads ¨10
plan your play in 6§.
This
hand comes from the 2003
Unfortunately,
for David Birman and his son, both Israeli Internationals, they were to come
only second in the event because of this hand,
David
won the opening lead, cashed the Club Ace and then a low club towards dummy’s
10 (incase the suit breaks 41). East won and declarer was crestfallen when East
played back a Diamond for West to ruff. Should declarer have played the trump
safety play and assumed that Diamonds were no worse than 42 ? or with the lead
should he have just banged down the Ace and King. Perhaps its not a good idea to
be an expert in these situations !!