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[hv=pc=n&s=sa754h7dk742ca942&w=skqjt93hj92dac753&n=s82hakt843dj85cq6&e=s6hq65dqt963ckjt8]399|300[/hv]

East is dealer, nobody vulnerable.

 

Table 1:

 

East-South-West-North

pass-pass- 2 -pass

pass- 2NT-pass- 3

pass- 3NT-pass-pass

pass

 

 

Table 2:

 

East-South-West-North

pass-pass- 3 -4

pass-pass-pass-

 

 

 

At the table 1, south played 3NT after showing minors over the weak 2, and not willing to let partner play 3, tried a thing game.

 

K was led, taken, now declarer tried to stablish hearts playing low to 10, expeting to endplay east on his way to dummy later.

 

East won Q and escaped with low diamond. Declarer though east would never escape underleading AQ, and now his best hope was to catch stiff Q to save some undertricks, so he tried the King. Not a success, he also made the mistake of pitching a club on the run of the spades and defence then made 3 club tricks after west crossed the suit. He was held to 2 tricks and 7 downs.

 

 

At the table 2, north was (very) agressive and became declarer in 4, received the 6 lead to the ace, king and 2, and played a heart to the 10 captured by Q. East switched to low diamond, declarer guessing to play low and A won. Now west, eager to get his his diamond ruff setting the contract, played 3 to force partner to ruff this trick. Partner ruffed, but took 3 a suit preference for clubs, and switched to 10. Declarer won Q.

 

This only set 9 tricks to declarer, but after drawing trumps, declarer ruffed a club in hand to eliminate west's clubs, then squeezed east in the minors for the 10th trick.

 

 

So we made 2 tricks in one table, 10 by the opponents in the other *8 trick difference). Adding 350 to 420 for a way to lose 13 IMPs that you probably haven't seen before.

 

Bonus question: wich of the players was me?

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Too long ago to remember the hand but I once bid and made 6 on bizarre defence and bidding (by me) when they underled an Ace at trick one. The other table was down 1 in 4 on equally bizarre play.

 

Maybe not the hall of shame but it wouldn't take long for roll call.

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wow.. ridiculous bidding at both tables so I guess you're East at one of them :)

If OP was East, it was at table 2 because of the detail in the OP.

 

North at #1 would also be favorable to Fluffy.

 

The only other two possibilities: West at #2 and South at #1 made unenviable choices which we all have made before and might have worked out better with a different layout.

 

"We all" was a tweak, Stephanie. Let this one slide :rolleyes:

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