Happily ever after

Hi all

I have a nice deal and some news.

North
Q97632
Q532
865

West
North
East
South
1
pass
1
pass
1
21
pass
pass
…6
pass
pass
double
a.p.
 
 
 

1. Obstructing

I like my partner’s 2 bid here, it takes away fourth suit forcing and a load of bidding space as well. In my opinion it doesn’t really qualify as an immediate weak jump because of the meager suit quality and the four card suit, but in the rebound it looks fine. The lack of high cards is nauseating, but your distribution makes up for action.

I showed my discomfort about the auction with a sweaty double. And it was up to my partner to pull the winning lead from her collection.

She kicked off with a small trump. Olympic gold!

West Dealer
– Vul
North
Q97632
Q532
865
West
A
AKT4
Q7
AQJ972
East
J8
86
KJT9654
KT
South
KT54
J97
A832
43

Without a trump lead declarer can ruff his two small in dummy and claim twelve tricks without effort.

Don’t you just wanna kiss and marry such a partner? So I did.
Sanne and Jannes got married on the 6th of August, 2008.

1 thought on “Happily ever after”

  1. A little late perhaps, but your analysis is wrong. On a lead declarer can cash the Ace-King, ruff a , ruff a and ruff his last . But now the lead is in dummy, which has only left. So South can pop up with the Ace and give his partner the ruff she has been looking for… Only a lead lets the contract make.

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