Hi all
I’m indulging, [read sigh of complete satisfaction here.] But I don’t think I will be rested and recharged when I get back to Berkeley. It has been a wild stew of travel, beer, little sleep (in lots of different beds), and way too much attention. Thanks friends & family, you were all wonderful company!
You’re at the helm of a modest 2
contract.
121. Attempt at suicide, because red vs. white
2. Weak with both Majors
West leads the 9 (zero or two above), and you see it’s a healthy contract. You win the Ace and ruff a to your hand, East showing up with the Queen. A small trump towards dummy and the King makes his appearance.
You take stock for a second. But that 1-4 trump break doesn’t pose a problem to you. Confident you have analyzed and formulated an endplay in trumps. You ruff another (East discarding a ), and you hook the 
, losing to the King. East now cashes Ace and Queen and continues a third for West’s King. You win the switch in dummy and this is the position:
Count complete, East is 3-4-2-4. Just string off your and when East ruffs he is endplayed to lead away from the Jack.
Wait…!
West has a small surprise up his sleeve. That trump King was accompanied by a small one all the time, so the third gets guerilla ruffed. And East still has a guarded trump Jack… Down 1.
I don’t like to meekly lay my head low, so I smoothly inserted the King of trumps. Give the pot a good stir. And fortunately my RHO was of the right caliber to not panic and resolve the apparent trump position.
Hi Jannes,
contract. That makes it even more likeable :-).
It was nice to see you again! And hopefully see you again at the end of the summer :-).
I heard from Dennis that it was Remco you fooled in this 2
But in the endposition you described, he should have made three tricks by playing trump to the queen and then playing spades, ruffing the last spade with the 8 of hearts. Three tricks assured when east has 3-4-2-4 ánd when he has 4-3-2-4.