5/17 casual

1. Whee


At the table, RHO thought for a while and put in the HJ. NO ESCAPE.

2. Another interesting thing, declarer has Txx of trumps in dummy, we are second hand with K97. Declarer played a small one and I just sort of randomly put in the 9.

Txx
-------K97
AJ8xx

Declarer put in the J, losing to the Q. At the time, I wondered if i had grosvenored. If I had just played small, I would have a tenace over the T. Declarer did in fact next cash SA, playing me for K9.

He told me afterwards that he was going to finesse the 8, which makes a lot of sense. So I inadvertently found a falsecard?

5/15 Stanford

1.  AKQJT9x xxx x Kx, second seat

(3C) 3S (5C) passed out

We lead SK, we see

-----------xxx

-----------Kxx

-----------KQJx

-----------AT9

AKQJT9x

xxx

x

Kx

------------closed

------------hand

Both declarer and partner contribute the smallest spade spots. Sorry I don't have the exact pips.

Now what?

2. They bid 1H 1S 1N, partner leads S9

KT87

x

AQxx

Txxx

------------QJ432

------------Ax

------------JT98

------------Jx

closed

 hand

1. S9 T J A

2. spade to the K

3. S8, holding (partner and declarer pitch hearts)

4. DA

5. DK

6. DQ, partner pitching a club

7. club to the Q and A

At this point the position is

8

x

x

Txx

----------Jx

----------Ax

----------T

----------J

Partner played a heart to my A. As I idly cashed both spades, I realized declarer might be squeezed! Let's fill in declarer's hand:

--

QJxx

--

Kx

He follows to the first heart. Pitches a heart and a club on two spades. And on the DT, he's toast!

I cash the DT. Declarer painlessly discards a small heart. He started with the HK. LAME. THAT'S A 2533 15 COUNT AND OPENS 1NT, COME ON.

Oh I guess the actual hand is also a 15 count 2533 WHATEVER OKAY

serious

Ian Browne:
I don't want no crubs

Chris Chung:
crubs is a suit that can't get no love from me
hanging by the spade suit's reign as the weakest strain, trying to holla at me

Stanford 5/1 - play 2C

Second seat, J xxx ATxx AJxxx, we get this auction

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

LHO leads D8

Qxxxx QTx KQx Qx
J xxx ATxx AJxxx

4/30 casual - play 4S

You reach 4S on the delicate auction

1S 1N
2H 2N
4S

LHO (someone whom you respect) leads DA

xx Qxx KQT AT9xx
AQ9xxx AKJT xx x

LHO shifts to a high club spot.

Plan the play.