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A
Well-Laid Plan
See if you can match my partner, David Berkowitz's detailed
analysis on this deal from the first session of the Reisinger
teams in San Francisco (2007):
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Dlr: East
Vul: E-W
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North
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♠
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A
3 |
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♥
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4 |
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♦
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K
10 9 7 3 2 |
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♣
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Q
8 5 3 |
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South
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♠
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K
J |
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♥
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A
9 6 3 |
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♦
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8
6 4 |
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♣
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K
J 6 4 |
| West |
North |
East |
South |
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Pass |
1♦* |
| 1♠ |
2♠ |
Pass |
2N |
| Pass |
3♦ |
Pass |
Pass |
| 3♥ |
Pass |
3♠ |
Pass |
| Pass |
3NT** |
Double |
4♦ |
| Pass |
Pass |
Double |
(All Pass) |
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*Precision (could be short)
**Takeout |
The auction is an eyeful. Let me try to summarize.
David systemically opened 1♦
(because 1C would have been strong).
After showing a limit+raise, I attempted to bail out in 3♦
(a fine contract). LHO balanced and then in turn, I balanced to
try to reach 4♣
or 4♦.
David ended in 4♦X--not
a terrible contract.
The ♥K
was led to David's ♥A.
He played a diamond and LHO won the ace. Another heart tapped
dummy and the ♦K
revealed the 3-1 break (LHO throwing a spade). Now what?
All you need is to play clubs for one loser. David carefully
came to his spade king and led the ♣4
to LHO's 7, dummy's queen and RHO's ace. RHO cashed his good
trump and tapped dummy with another heart. You play a low club
from dummy and RHO plays the deuce. The moment of truth has
arrived.
David put in the ♣6!
He played RHO for ♣A109x.
His reasoning was as follows: RHO was willing to defend against
3♦.
Accordingly, he probably had only 3-card spade support for his
partner. That meant RHO was 3=3=3=4 and LHO was
6=5=1=1. (The opponents had no Michaels bid available over
the Precision 1♦).
Good thinking partner. Alas, the full deal was:
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North |
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♠
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A
3 |
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♥
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4 |
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♦
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K
10 9 7 3 2 |
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♣ |
Q
8 5 3 |
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West
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East
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♠
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Q
9 8 4 2 |
♠
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10
7 6 5 |
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♥
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K
Q J 10 2 |
♥
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8
7 5 |
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♦
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A |
♦
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Q
J 5 |
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♣
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10
7 |
♣ |
A
9 2 |
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South |
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♠
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K
J |
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♥
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A
9 6 3 |
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♦
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8
6 4 |
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K
J 6 4 |
As you see, this brilliant plan failed. The ♣6
lost to the ♣10,
down 1. All of my students would have brought in this club suit
for only one loser. I suppose I had the wrong partner this time.
(The other table played our cards in 3NT undoubled down 2, for a
tied board).
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