Shirley Wright – January 2008
The Kibitzer is Shirley Wright
Jon Shuster (sshuster1@bellsouth.net)
Here are two hands with a common theme.
Hand #1:
Shirley Wright watched this deal from the Gainesville Bridge Club, Monday, January 21, 2008. Can you identify errors in bidding and play?
Board 6, DLR East, EW Vul
North
S-103
H-A106
D-Q7
C-AJ9864
West East
S-KJ975 S-Q64
H-K93 H-7
D-J4 D-A1096532
C-1072 C-Q5
South
S-A82
H-QJ8542
D-K8
C-K3
Table A:
West North East South
- - 3D 3H
P 4H All Pass
Table B:
West North East South
- - P 2H (Weak 2)
P 3C P 3H
P 4H All Pass
The play went as follows:
Table A: West led the DJ to East’s DA, and East returned a Spade to South’s A. Declarer then played the HQ, all following low, and a Heart to the 10 (East pitching a low D). Next a Club was led to the K and a Club to the J, losing to the Q. A Spade was returned and another Spade forced dummy to ruff with the HA. In all, declarer lost one trick in each suit for down 1 (-100 NS)
Table B: West led a Spade to the Q and Ace. Declarer led a Heart to the Ace, and returned a Spade. West won the J, and played the HK and another Heart. Declarer led a Club to the K, and on the next Club, West falsecarded with the C10, but declarer went up with the K, dropping East’s Q. Declarer claimed 11 tricks (+450 NS).
Here were the results: NS+480 (2), NS+450(2, including Table B), NS+420(2), NS+100 (1), NS-100(1, Table A).