a very interesting ending

Spades are trump, the end position is that dummy has a trump and a master diamond (the beer) and my hand has a trump and a small diamond.

Opponents are void in both spades in diamonds. On the 12th trick, my LHO is in, and in order to score the beer, I had to ruff and ruff.

Maybe it isn't that interesting to you, but I was the one who beered.

Monterey 1/5 - Pretend you're filling in

w/r partner opens 2N, you have -- QJ7x xxx KJTxxx

2N - (3S) - 4H - (4S)

x - (p) - ?

Yes, you bid 4H. Now what?

Monterey 1/5 - Whose hand?

Matchpoints r/w, RHO deals and opens 3D.

We have 8 AKJ86 9 KJT754

You do not play non leaping Michaels. What's your call? I chose 3H.

(3D) - 3H - (4S) - p

(p) - ?

Now what?

Monterey 1/5 - How many clubs?

Matchpoints, r/w LHO deals

5 83 A6 AKJT8654

(p) - 1H - (1S) - 2C

(4S) - p - (p) - ?

Monterey 1/5 - I suck

I did something absolutely awful here

Partner deals, r/r

1C - (2H) - p - (3H)

all pass

Your lead from 9642 76 J975 AQ6?

I waffled between a trump and a spade. I ended up leading a trump.

-----------QT53

-----------Q32

-----------Q2

-----------KT42

9642

76

J975

AQ6

-----------

-----------

-----------(closed

----------- hand)

First trick goes 6 Q K A. Great, it's not clear he has a fast entry to dummy for the heart finesse.

Declarer plays D3, 5 Q A. Partner cashes SA then SK. I followed the 9 and then the... 6!

Now we lost our spade ruff because my spade should be suit preference, showing partner where my entry is. I allowed 3H to make 4.

Blergh.

Monterey 1/5 - declare 4S

Matchpoints, you bid uncontested 1S - 1N - 3S - 4S

D4 led

Q2

QJ876

93

KQT7

AKT7653

K

AQ6

92

First trick goes 4 3 T Q.

Monterey 1/5 - defend 4S

Matchpoints, w/w RHO deals and opens 1S

We have 8 94 J76543 K974. Do you act?

At the table, opponents bid uncontested 1S - 2S - 4S

I led D6 (3rd/low)

-----------J532

-----------KT82

-----------8

-----------QJ86

8

94

J76543

K974

----------

----------

----------(closed

---------- hand)

First trick goes 6 8 Q A.

Declarer cashes SA, SK, and plays a third spade. Partner started with QT7. We pitch D3 D4.

Partner now leads the CT - 2 - K - 6.

The position is:

---------J

---------KT82

---------

---------QJ8

--

94

J75

974

---------

---------

---------

---------

Now what? To recap, you have won the SQ and the CK.

Monterey 1/5 - Take all your chan... oops

Matchpoints, r/r partner deals, we hold AQ863 9876 92 64

1C - (p) - 1S - (2D)

4D - (p) - 4S

DA led

KT92

AQ4

T

AKQT3

AQ863

9876

92

64

The first trick goes A T 7 9.

LHO shifts to the H3.