Big Slam Magazine - Flipbook - Page 24
Some unlucky Interstate boards
only ones in 6[, making on the routine ]Q lead.
Lucky. Or West to blame?
In the Seniors, Phil Fent and Dee Harley reached
the slightly better 6{, which failed on a diamond
lead from East. Unlucky?
Match 1 Open, NSW vs Victoria
Judging from 250 km away, this looks like a
Muiderberg Two accident, where 2[ showed
hearts and a minor. This is likely:
WEST
2NT A
end
NORTH
EAST
SOUTH
X
2[
3{
no
X
Or maybe West bid 2] on the way. -1100 again.
Again it's better to sit in the non-fit if possible. If
West simply passes 2[, North-South will probably play 3NT for the routine 460.
Match 2 Open, Tasmania vs Victoria
Andrew Richman played 4[ on the }6 lead round
to his jack. After [A-J were ducked, he played a
spade to the king and ace, won the diamond return to force out the [K.
On South's spade exit, he
ruffed a spade. That left
]J
[–
}T
{KT7
]–
[T85
}–
{Q9
]–
[96
}852
{–
pitched a club then
]9
[–
}–
{AJ86
It's so tempting to play the {Q to the ace to ruff a
spade, then exit with the {9 and win the last two
tricks with [10-8 over South's 9-6.
Match 2 Open, Queensland vs WA
Each hand is played 30 times across the four categories. Kim Morrison and Tony Hutton were the
It just needed South to have one club! The winning line is to run the {Q but when North ducked
smoothly, the trump coup line was appealing. Unlucky!