Monday 9 July 2007

Example #7 - Final showdown

First of all, notice Aruf passed 3S where lots of players would have bid 4S automatically.
He was right again, 4S is down off the top on a D lead.

And now, feast your eyes on some sophisticated declarer play!
DealerS
VulAll
ScoringMP
LeadQ
AK87
432
9873
98
T64
KT76
AQ5
A53
53
QJ985
T2
QT64
QJ92
A
KJ64
KJ72

WestNorthEastSouth
   1
p1p3
ppp

Declarer took the HQ lead with HA in dummy, crossed to hand with SK, ducked C9 (!!) to West's CA, and took the S return in hand with SA.
Next came a C to the CJ, SJ (East discarding H5), and ... DJ from dummy!!
West, on lead with DQ, returned a H ruffed in dummy with the SQ. Now CK was cashed to pitch declarer's last H, followed by ... DK crashing East's D10!!

Making 10 tricks, for a very nice score.

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