Benoit35 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Partner and I reach an optimistic 3NT, doubled by West. I pull to 4♥, on the basis on holding AKxxxx. Doubled again. When RHO shows out on the second heart trick, things are hopeless. Eventually we reach this ending in dummy, West still holding ♥JT and East ♠KT, having already lost two tricks. [hv=n=sq9hdaq98c&s=sh9732d52c]133|200|[/hv] I know I'm going down at least by one, but let's try to get rid of this diamond loser. Knowing RHO to be somewhat erratic, I lead the ♠Q hoping to catch him asleep. It turns out I'm the one who still needs coffee, as you'll soon see. Anyway, East covers, I ruff and West overtakes it with the ♥10. He returns the ♦7. This is where the lack of sleep comes in... I really should take the finesse, but after thinking about it I decide to try and pull a fast one on East again, even though he didn't fall for it the first time, and even if he did, he doesn't even have a small spade to throw under dummy's ♠9. Yeah, I was really outsmarting myself. So I decline the finesse and click the ♦8. Oops, caffeine-deprived brain fart again. Duh, I can't try my hopeless nonexistent spade ruffing finesse if I don't first win the return with the ace - "Can I have an undo, please?" Undo denied. I'd already used it once in the bidding (to cancel a negative double that was supposed to show my six hearts). Sure, I understand, they've been kind enough already. Let's get this over with. Great. I've just given up the loser without even trying the finesse. And stupid me, now I'm sure it was there all along because West has been doubling everything that moved. Still musing. There's no way around it now - I'm going down 2. What's taking East so long to play? And I only have a trump to lose - why is the count showing only 3 tricks taken by EW? Something's fishy. Where's coffee when you need it? "play Ben""u there p?" says the chat box. OK, I'm awake now. The trick had gone ♦7 - 8 - 4 - 2. West had led from ♦KJT7. Down just 1 after all. If he had accepted the undo, I would have pulled off my brain cramp and gone down 2. Not quite Rueful Rabbit material, but I thought I'd share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vang Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 nice ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Nice... I think you needed espresso! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benoit35 Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Glad you enjoy the story (you can't get a kick out of my play here, that's for sure). I wish this board had a forum for sharing funny stories, bridge fiction and jokes. Am I missing it somewhere, or should we pester our masters to create one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtvesuvius Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Pester, Pester, Pester :)... I don't think you are missing it, unless it's included under "Interesting Bridge Hands". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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