Sunday, August 16, 2009

8/16 San Mateo sectional

imps w/r you deal

xxx xxx AJxx KQx

p - p - 1H - 2N
x - 3D - p - p
x

Agree with x?

Full deal, rotated so south is declarer.

-------Qxx
-------
-------KQxxx
-------J9xxx
KJxx------------xxx
KJxxx-----------xxx
----------------AJxx
Axxx------------KQx
-------Axx
-------AQTxx
-------xxxx
-------x

Heart lead, declarer gets one uptrick.

1 comment:

  1. This reminds me of another SM sectional hand. You hold xx xxx Qxxx Jxxx and lefty bids 1D, partner bids 2D (majors) and righty doubles, explained as values and willingness to defend. Do you bid 4H? Does lefty have a pistol? Well, Frank Lowenthal bid it, for
    -2300! At our table the mood was glum because poor Fran Dickman bid 7D and made it! Doubted our teammates would find or make the grand, but we picked up 4 imps! Gotta love that Frank! Then Fran opened her purse and pulled out that pistol.....

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