Wackojack

25 points between us and yet game has very poor prospects. I suspect most will be in 3N. So what chance of making? With my 4 tricks n the majors, it looks like I need to find 5 tricks in the minors. At best I have 3 diamond tricks and even making 2 club tricks looks problematic because the opportunity may get 5 tricks first 1S, 1H, 1D and 2C. My instinct would be to play on Ds first likely going 1 or even 2 off. So win H with K in hand and play 4D up to Ace and the King drops. This changes things. I castile make 3 diamond tricks, but losing the lead to do so means that if I next play on clubs I have to lose 2 club tricks and in the process I lose 1s 1h 1d 2c = 5 tricks and down 1. So next I could try for a miracle in clubs. 2c to Q which holds. Back with 3c and lo... the 10 comes up. Now Kc and I have time to set up 3 club tricks and 1spade. Add my 2d and 3 tricks makes 9. I think it unlikely that I could successfully reason this way at the table. I would probably go down. However, maybe an expert declarer could reason this way and make. Excuse the rudimentary nomenclature. I am on a beach holiday with just an unfamiliar smart phone.

Wackojack 19 GIB 35 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:d12b4b15.4338.11ec.b879.0cc47a39aeb4-1636667184&u=Wackojack&v3b=web&v3v=5.9.4

https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:722a3827.3a35.11ec.b879.0cc47a39aeb4-1635676176&u=Wackojack&v3b=web&v3v=5.9.4 Shuba 24 Wackojack 18

https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:2bfcfc1b.3907.11ec.b879.0cc47a39aeb4-1635546350&u=Wackojack&v3b=web&v3v=5.9.4 Wackojack 32 Billyfung2 41

https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:499c428a.37e1.11ec.b879.0cc47a39aeb4-1635420128&u=Wackojack&v3b=web&v3v=5.9.4 Wackojack v Smerriman 34-29

https://www.bridgebase.com/tools/handviewer.html?bbo=y&lin=pn%7CWackojack%2CRobot%2CRobot%2CRobot%7Cst%7C%7Cmd%7C2SAK85HAQDKT86CAJ7%2CS9HJT872DA9CK9862%2CSQJ43H96543D754C4%2CST762HKDQJ32CQT53%7Csv%7CN%7Cah%7CBoard%2012%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7C2N%7Can%7CTwo%20NT%20opener.%20Could%20have%205M.%20--%202-5%20%21C%3B%202-5%20%21D%3B%202-5%20%21H%3B%202-5%20%21S%3B%2020-21%20HCP%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7C3C%7Can%7CStayman%20--%2011-%20HCP%3B%205-12%20total%20points%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7C3S%7Can%7C2-5%20%21C%3B%202-5%20%21D%3B%202-3%20%21H%3B%204-5%20%21S%3B%2020-21%20HCP%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7C4S%7Can%7C4%2B%20%21S%3B%205-9%20total%20points%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7CP%7Cmb%7CP%7Cpc%7CHJ%7Cpc%7CH3%7Cpc%7CHK%7Cpc%7CHA%7Cpc%7CHQ%7Cpc%7CH8%7Cpc%7CH4%7Cpc%7CS6%7Cpc%7CDQ%7Cpc%7CDK%7Cpc%7CDA%7Cpc%7CD4%7Cpc%7CD9%7Cpc%7CD5%7Cpc%7CDJ%7Cpc%7CD6%7Cpc%7CD2%7Cpc%7CD8%7Cpc%7CS9%7Cpc%7CD7%7Cpc%7CC9%7Cpc%7CC4%7Cpc%7CCQ%7Cpc%7CCA%7Cpc%7CS5%7Cpc%7CC6%7Cpc%7CSQ%7Cpc%7CS7%7Cpc%7CH5%7Cpc%7CS2%7Cpc%7CS8%7Cpc%7CH7%7Cpc%7CC7%7Cpc%7CC2%7Cpc%7CS3%7Cpc%7CC3%7Cpc%7CH6%7Cpc%7CC5%7Cpc%7CSK%7Cpc%7CH2%7Cpc%7CCJ%7Cpc%7CC8%7Cpc%7CS4%7Cpc%7CCT%7Cpc%7CH9%7Cpc%7CD3%7Cpc%7CSA%7Cpc%7CHT%7Cpc%7CDT%7Cpc%7CCK%7Cpc%7CSJ%7Cpc%7CST%7C This was a great opportunity to gain imps. At trick 3 I must refuse to cover Eats QD with My King. I can work out that East will be 4144 and so West has Ace doubleton diamonds. If I duck I now have a finessing position in diamonds Q10 over Easts J2. Sadly I lazily covered with my King over east's Q and went down 1 as did Nigel.

Heart 76 v Wackojack 9-32 imps https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:028e8acd.3517.11ec.b879.0cc47a39aeb4-1635113348&u=Wackojack&v3b=web&v3v=5.9.4

https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:6a838009.3442.11ec.b879.0cc47a39aeb4-1635022040&u=Wackojack&v3b=web&v3v=5.9.4#row- Nige 1 v Wackojack 16-10

After 2 weeks of renewing challenges against gerardo the latest one has now timed out. This is my remaining match. From tomorrow I am travelling and will not be able to accept a challenge from him until Fri 11th Jan. Gerardo, if you could put in a challenge today I will be able to complete it before I leave.

https://www.bridgebase.com/client/currelease4/bbo.php?cb=lXpEHNCDSk Wackojack 27 Mkgnao 7

Wackojack 27 Natali_ 14 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:16cf5c86.0603.11e9.a82b.0cc47a39aeb4-1545494594&u=Wackojack

Wackojack 34 Ranmit 31 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:2a8f8a16.05a8.11e9.a82b.0cc47a39aeb4-1545455543&u=Wackojack

Wackojack 34 Ranmit 31 https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:2a8f8a16.05a8.11e9.a82b.0cc47a39aeb4-1545455543&u=Wackojack

https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:6b4c2cca.02de.11e9.a82b.0cc47a39aeb4-1545148991&u=Wackojack Group B Wackojack 22 Broze 38 You have [hv=pc=n&s=sat8642hdjtcaq762&d=s&v=b&b=7&a=1sp1n2s]133|200[/hv] 2S was given as Michaels. Your next bid as South. There are 17 imps on your decision. Then take a look at B7

I proudly present a victory for GIB https://webutil.bridgebase.com/v2/tview.php?t=ARDCHALLENGE:9e3cdc54.02de.11e9.a82b.0cc47a39aeb4-1545149077&u=Wackojack Wackojack 2 GIB 19