Big Slam Magazine - Flipbook - Page 44
O1. Restricted choice anyone?
WEST
NORTH
EAST
SOUTH
Nunn
Nagy
4[
5[
Hudson
Milne
no
5]
Dalley
Harms
no
end
Popp
Coutts
4]
Nagy led the [K, while Nunn led his singleton for
one off and 11 IMPs. You can understand 5] because North was nearly worth a slam try first
time. Still, +300 is par.
W1. Forced into it
WEST
NORTH
EAST
SOUTH
Nunn
Hudson
no
no
Dalley
1}
3NT
Popp
1]
end
Paul Dalley won the [K lead with the ace and
cashed the }K. Then came the ]K to South's ace
for a spade out, finessed to North's jack.
That was a bit unlucky but no harm done when
North played a heart back for South to clear the
spades.
After pitching the {K on dummy's [J, the }7 was
finessed to South's jack for five off. -500 and 12
IMPs to South Australia.
O1. Who owns the 5-level?
WEST
NORTH
EAST
SOUTH
Mott
Smyth
Scudder
no
4[
5}
2] ] & m
no
no
X
4]
6NT
Bird
no
no
no
end
Elsewhere, North didn't bid. Either West opened
to show majors or East got to open.
After this start, it was hard to stay out. With the
black honours where they figured to be, there
were 12 tricks and 13 IMPs to the NSW Women.
.
After the first 12 boards:
Open
NSW
42.9
SA
17
Women's SA
NSW
18.5
46
Seniors
NSW
SA
52.6
31
Youth
SA
Vic
67.8
9