riverwalk3 Posted May 29, 2022 Report Share Posted May 29, 2022 This happened in an ACBL 18 board daylong tournament yesterday, where I managed to score 60% for 1.5 masterpoints. One of the deals (my only clean top board) was where I bid 7NT off an ace: I for some reason thought hearts were keycard after asking and thus thought we had all 5 keycards, and being matchpoints wanted to bid notrump. West failed to find a club lead, then with everything breaking luckily I had 12 tricks. West let go of his diamond stopper early, and at the end East decided to hold to his club ace so my diamond 3 was good at the end. [hv=pc=n&s=sa864hakqt42dk32c&w=sq3hj87djt7cqt432&n=skj75h6da8ckj8765&e=st92h953dq9654ca9&d=e&v=0&b=14&a=p1hp2cp2sp3sp4cp4dp4np5hp5np6cp7nppdppp&p=d7dad9d2s5s2sas3s4sqskstsjs9s6c2s7h3s8dthah7h6h5hkh8c5h9hqhjc6d5htc3c7d6h4c4c8c9h2ctcjd4dkdjd8dqd3cqck]399|300[/hv] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mikeh Posted May 29, 2022 Report Share Posted May 29, 2022 I’ve told this story before but some 45 years ago, playing with a pickup partner in a sectional pairs, we reached 7N, by partner. He had lost his mind in the auction. My LHO doubled and laid down the spade Ace, greeted by a call for the TD and the statement that it wasn’t his lead. We had 13 winners outside of the spade suit. The funny part was that we scored 11 on a 12 top. 7N was (mis)bid at three Thales, doubled at each, and allowed to make. I don’t know whether the defence was the same or whether my rho simply guessed wrong on the lead at the other tables I had to redouble, I guess😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo1201 Posted May 30, 2022 Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 I’ve told this story before but some 45 years ago, playing with a pickup partner in a sectional pairs, we reached 7N, by partner. He had lost his mind in the auction. My LHO doubled and laid down the spade Ace, greeted by a call for the TD and the statement that it wasn’t his lead. We had 13 winners outside of the spade suit. The funny part was that we scored 11 on a 12 top. 7N was (mis)bid at three Thales, doubled at each, and allowed to make. I don’t know whether the defence was the same or whether my rho simply guessed wrong on the lead at the other tables I had to redouble, I guess😀 Hilarious. I guess the lead wasn’t accepted and the suit banned from lead? Reminds me of a little old lady who told me when against 7NT, lead your ace, in case partner revokes before you cash it in the otherwise normal course of play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyberyeti Posted May 30, 2022 Report Share Posted May 30, 2022 My favourite story of this type was they guy that made 7 of a suit doubled off the ace of trumps. The hand containing it had 14 cards and declarer managed to crossruff and get it played to trick 14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Douglas43 Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 I did it 40 years ago at Coventry. And I still wonder today... why didn't I redouble? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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