Bridge 07/29/2008
The date is 07/29/2008
The players are:
| North | East | South | West |
| JohnH | MarkH | Wayne | Nick |
| ♠ | 6 4 | ||||
| ♥ | A 5 4 | ||||
| ♦ | J 9 2 | ||||
| ♣ | A J 9 3 2 | ||||
| ♠ | J 9 8 3 2 |
N W E S |
♠ | A 10 | |
| ♥ | K Q 6 2 | ♥ | J 10 3 | ||
| ♦ | 8 6 3 | ♦ | 7 5 4 | ||
| ♣ | 5 | ♣ | K Q 8 7 6 | ||
| ♠ | K Q 7 5 | ||||
| ♥ | 9 8 7 | ||||
| ♦ | A K Q 10 | ||||
| ♣ | 10 4 | ||||
Bidding was as follows:
| South | West | North | East |
| 1♦ | pass | 1nt | pass |
| pass | pass | pass | pass |
A 6♣ was then led.
The score turned out to be 3
| ♠ | A J 10 8 | ||||
| ♥ | A 6 | ||||
| ♦ | J 9 4 | ||||
| ♣ | K Q 9 4 | ||||
| ♠ | Q 4 2 |
N W E S |
♠ | K 9 7 6 5 | |
| ♥ | Q 7 2 | ♥ | J 10 | ||
| ♦ | Q 7 6 5 3 | ♦ | A 10 2 | ||
| ♣ | 8 7 | ♣ | J 5 3 | ||
| ♠ | 3 | ||||
| ♥ | K 9 8 5 4 3 | ||||
| ♦ | K 8 | ||||
| ♣ | A 10 6 2 | ||||
Bidding was as follows:
| West | North | East | South |
| pass | 1♣ | pass | 1♥ |
| pass | 1♠ | pass | 2♣ |
| pass | 4♣ | pass | pass |
A 3♣ was then led.
The score turned out to be -1
John says '2NT. Wait. 3 Clubs. Wait. 1 Club. Fuck this!'
| ♠ | A K 9 3 2 | ||||
| ♥ | A | ||||
| ♦ | K 10 | ||||
| ♣ | Q J 10 7 3 | ||||
| ♠ | Q 10 |
N W E S |
♠ | J 8 7 | |
| ♥ | 9 8 3 | ♥ | K J 5 4 | ||
| ♦ | A 9 7 6 3 2 | ♦ | J | ||
| ♣ | 6 5 | ♣ | K 9 8 4 2 | ||
| ♠ | 6 5 4 | ||||
| ♥ | Q 10 7 6 2 | ||||
| ♦ | Q 8 5 4 | ||||
| ♣ | A | ||||
Bidding was as follows:
| North | East | South | West |
| 1♠ | pass | 2♠ | pass |
| 3♠ | pass | 4♠ | pass |
A J♦ was then led.
The score turned out to be -2
John says 'I never knew that.'
| ♠ | 5 3 | ||||
| ♥ | A K 7 | ||||
| ♦ | A K Q 10 9 4 | ||||
| ♣ | A J | ||||
| ♠ | J 6 |
N W E S |
♠ | A K Q 10 9 7 4 | |
| ♥ | J 9 5 | ♥ | Q 10 4 3 | ||
| ♦ | J 7 6 | ♦ | 8 | ||
| ♣ | Q 10 8 7 4 | ♣ | K | ||
| ♠ | 8 2 | ||||
| ♥ | 8 6 2 | ||||
| ♦ | 5 3 2 | ||||
| ♣ | 9 6 5 3 2 | ||||
Bidding was as follows:
| East | South | West | North |
| 1♠ | pass | 1nt | 2♦ |
| 2♠ | pass | pass | 3♦ |
| 3♠ | pass | pass | pass |
A 5♦ was then led.
The score turned out to be 3
Wayne says 'Stop thinking about this.' And flips the paper over.
| ♠ | Q 8 5 2 | ||||
| ♥ | Q 6 4 | ||||
| ♦ | 10 | ||||
| ♣ | A Q J 8 4 | ||||
| ♠ | A J 10 4 3 |
N W E S |
♠ | ||
| ♥ | A 7 | ♥ | K J 10 9 8 | ||
| ♦ | A 9 4 2 | ♦ | K J 7 6 5 3 | ||
| ♣ | 10 9 | ♣ | 6 3 | ||
| ♠ | K 9 7 6 | ||||
| ♥ | 5 3 2 | ||||
| ♦ | Q 8 | ||||
| ♣ | K 7 5 2 | ||||
Bidding was as follows:
| South | West | North | East |
| pass | 1♠ | 2♣ | pass |
| 3♣ | 3♦ | pass | 4♦ |
| pass | pass | double | pass |
A Q♣ was then led.
Mark wonders what the final score was.
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