A Comedy of Errors

 

A hand played at the Scarborough  EBU Tournament a few years ago.

 

 

.                                                           NORTH

 

                                                            ♠ 10 x

                                                            ♥ A x x  x x

                                                            ♦ K x x

                                                            ♣ A x x

W        ♠ K J x x x                                                                                ♠ x x                  E

E         ♥ J x x                                                                                       ♥ K Q X             A

S         ♦ J x x x                                                                                    ♦ A Q x x x x    S

T         ♣ x                                                                                             ♣ x x x               T

 

                                                            ♠ A Q x x x

                                                            ♥ x x

                                                            ♦ void

                                                            ♣ K Q J 10 x x

 

                                                            SOUTH

 

                       

 

The Bidding

 

E                     S                     W                    N

1D                   2D(1)              3D                   3H(2)

P                     4C (3)             4D                   P

P                     4H (4)             P                     P

P

 

(1)     Showing at least 5/5 in the black suits

(2)     I’ll show my hearts on the way to 4/5 Clubs or 4 Hearts

(3)     After 5 minutes of “does this show a 6 card suit, oh well she’ll probably bid again over 4C”

(4)     I have no idea what’s right, lets go for game these two have being doing their best to talk us out of contracts.

 

 

 

The Play

 

Ace of diamonds ruffed

Ace of spades

Small spade, ducked by west, the 10 wins!

Second diamond ruffed

Small club to Ace

Exit with small heart, won by East’s Jack

King of Spades is ruffed and over ruffed with Queen

Diamond return won by King

Ace and a small heart which is won by East’s third trump, clears the trumps

leaving declarer with a trump and a club winner.

The defence only won three trump tricks.

Once the Ace of Diamonds is lead I'm fairly sure that the contract is safe but not on Declarers line.

The other pair were both Grand Masters and quite well known

It says a lot about some of the people who play Bridge that they thought the whole affair hilarious

and complimented my Partner on keeping a straight face when the 10 of Spades held.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           

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