The robot's deception

[bberris]

This really happened in the fun individual.

 

♠ -

♥ K973

♦ AQT53

♣ JT63

 

 

 

♠ A9863

♥ A64

♦K4

♣ A84

 

Holding the bottom hand, I opened 1NT, and my sort of live partner responded 3NT. (Hadn't learned stayman? Maybe trying to shut out a spade overcall. If you haven't played in the individual this is normal). Whatever, we've fallen into the right contract. LHO, also a living person leads the J of hearts, small from dummy, Q from right-hand robot. What luck! I can pick up the hearts for 4 tricks! So I proceed to play three rounds of diamonds from the top, (should have started hearts first) RHR showing out on the third round. Looks like west was 5-4 in the reds. I put him in with another diamond and he leads K of spades. I win and lead the 4 of hearts, deuce, 7, 8! The bad guys now cash two spade tricks only having blocked the suit. (Tricky devils but not geniuses). Now K of clubs to my A. Opps have taken 4 tricks so far. I lead my last heart, 5, 9, T! and they take the rest, for down 3.

 

So on the opening lead livng LHO led J from J52. The robot cooperated in this master deception by overtaking with QT8.