Board 19
Dlr S
Vul E-W
| ♠ J96 | ||
| ♥ 9752 | ||
| ♦ Q87 | ||
| ♣ AK4 | ||
| ♠ A1075 | ♠ K42 | |
| ♥ 1084 | ♥ AQJ6 | |
| ♦ | ♦ 10653 | |
| ♣ Q109753 | ♣ J6 | |
| ♠ Q83 | ||
| ♥ K3 | ||
| ♦ AKJ942 | ||
| ♣ 82 |
Franco | North | Andy | South |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1NT | |||
| Dbl | Rdbl | Pass | 2♦ |
| All Pass |
1NT was some strong range. Dbl was 4+ major, 5+ minor 2-suiter. Andy's pass asked for my minor, but South chose to show his minor.
Perhaps fearing that I would have my bid, declarer missed his chances to lead a heart towards the king and got punished. He won the club lead, drew trumps in 4 rounds, and led a spade to the 9. Partner won and cleared clubs, the declarer erred by leading a spade to the Q, which I allowed to hold. This killed dummy and allowed us to force a heart lead out of his hand.
They were already getting a bad board for being in the wrong strain (3N is cold), but the missed overtrick gave us an extra 4 matchpoints for 15.5/17.
Even if 1nt was 14-16 and 2d suggested a min, hard to believe North wouldn't make a move with a fitting 10-count. Of course, 3nt is basically on a hook.
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