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27th August 2010
Ten teams took part in the Teams of Four on the 27 August. Only 3 managed positive imps!
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NAME AGGREGATE IMPS POSITION
THE NAMELESS ONES 1950 48 1
THE McLEANS 330 6 2
WARBIRDS 330 2 3
SPRINGTIME -180 -4 4
SCOTS WHA HAE -330 -7 5
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HAND OF THE WEEK II
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Bidding
W N E S
. . . .
 This borad is interesting in that N/S can bid and make 4S despite both hands passing initially.  Also E/W have a good sacrifice in 5D (only 1 off), but nobody found this. Is E entitled to double?
Ian
comments: natasha.romaine@btinternet.com

Tony opened this with a weak 2S and I whapped him up to 4. No one doubled  - mores the pity!
Phil
HAND OF THE WEEK
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Bidding
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All a bit precipitive on my part.
5D is such a boring contract though.
Deep finesse seems to think that 6D can make. It certainly didn't with me playing it!
Can you see a way to do it?
It was a trump lead I think.

What happened at your table?

phil@thompsonsonline.net

Hi Phil.
A trump lead is the best lead as without this you can ruff 2 spades in dummy (the second one with the diamond king). However say you try a spade to the Q at trick 2 west winning and leading another trump. You play A spades and ruff a spade with diamond K. then cash your 2 heart winners and run the trumps. You reach this position :
                 You   S10  Hx  Dx  Cx
                 East  S J   C Jxx
                 Dummy  Hx   C AKx
                 West  H Qx  C Qx 
You lead your last trump throwing a heart from dummy and East is squeezed.
Deep finesse is always right but would make a very irritating partner!....runnerjohn
Phil
 I see runner John has given you one solution to the hand of the week, another way I think on a diamond lead is by way of a cross ruff at trick 2 play a club, ruff a club, play a spade to the queen losing to king, win the return think it can be made now.
                      Stumbling Jack
 

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