Denial, Star GCT Part 2

Hi all

There is no such thing as an innocent bystander. I swallow hard, there’s just so much justice to serve.

North
763
AQT9
A954
82

What do you do after pass – 1 – ???

West
North
East
South
 
 
 
pass
1
double
redouble1
1
pass
pass
1NT2
a.p.

1. with violence
2. with confidence

I agree my takeout double is on the light side, but I have two Aces, some shape and it’s pairs. Where have I heard that argument before?

West Dealer
All Vul
North
763
AQT9
A954
82
West
Q842
K73
JT2
KQ4
East
KJ
8642
KQ73
T53
South
AT95
J5
86
AJ976

I really like Frank’s tactic 1 bid, he could see everybody was a bit overbidding. He started with a small declarer winning in dummy with the King. I took the third round of , effectively destroying declarer’s communications. I return my lonely , Frank winning the trick with his Ace, and another one is for dummy’s Queen (I discard my last ). Now declarer tried a to her King but to her big surprise Frank won the trick with his Ace. I get rid of all my garbage on Frank’s , keeping just . Finally I could claim the remainder when Frank’s Jack of pierced through dummy.

Declarer recounted her tricks several times, but down three stayed down three. Vulnerable.

I think about the power of quick tricks, about unjust arrogance, about pride. I take another sip from my beer and decide to say nothing at all.