Through the Pack at Glenfield

The Six of Spades

The contract was universal on this deal from Glenfield Bridge Club on 29^th October 2003 – but there were still four possible results.
Board 17 Dealer N Love All	North ª T754 © 865 ¨ JT92 § J4		At all eleven tables East was declarer in three no trumps. Usually, for those playing a weak no trump system, after East had opened one no trump and West had raised to three. I was the popular choice for an opening lead. The best results for East/West went to Mary Bayliss & Caelia Pinkney, Dennis Bradley & Geoff Mead, Ray Wallace & Tim Johnson, Ray Sherwood & Tom O’Rourke and Judith Taylor & Mary Bradley who all made twelve tricks. No doubt they played the queen of spades at trick one and at trick two led a club to the queen. Testing the clubs in this way allows four to the jack to be picked up in either opponent’s hand. With entries short to the East hand it is best to then try the queen of hearts. South should refrain from covering this but should play the king when the jack is led to the next trick. Declarer can then return to hand with the king of clubs and try a diamond towards the queen. South wins the king but it is my side’s only trick; declarer makes five clubs, two diamonds, three hearts and two spades. The best result for North/South went to Len and Doreen Hillier when, after I was led, declarer played the ace from dummy and then cashed five clubs and two more aces and played a diamond. My owner had had to find three discards and had chosen a heart and two spades. The defence were able to take four tricks but had to give declarer a ninth with the queen of hearts. Two pairs made ten tricks and three made eleven tricks.
West ª AQ © AT7 ¨ Q75 § AT953		East ª 83 © QJ3 ¨ A864 § KQ76
	South ª KJ962 © K942 ¨ K3 § 82

I provided a vital entry to dummy on this deal from Glenfield Bridge Club on 11^th June 2003.
Board 4 Game All Dealer W	North ª J98753 © AJ6 ¨ 72 § K2		Some East’s opened one club; others elected to pass. Cynthia and David McCloughlin got to play the hand in two clubs, losing just one spade, one heart, one diamond and two clubs for an above average score. Good for them but I played little part in the deal. It was more exciting for me at the other tables where the majority of North’s played in four spades. The best lead is probably the queen of clubs. Declarer should win with the king of clubs and play a diamond. West might as well win the ace and should switch to a heart. Declarer should play the six and East will win the queen and continue with a second club. Declarer wins in dummy cashes a high diamond and ruffs a third round of diamonds. The jack of trumps is now led, declarer topping the king with dummy’s ace. Declarer then plays the ten of spades, West might as well win the queen and try a second heart but declarer can rise with the ace and use me to cross to dummy in order to discard the losing heart on the six of diamonds for ten tricks. Congratulations to Ray Sherwood and Thomas O’ Rourke, Len and Doreen Hillier and Irene Robinson and Renee Berrington who bid and made the game.
West ª Q42 © T732 ¨ AJ8 § T54		East ª K © KQ5 ¨ T94 § QJ9873
	South ª AT6 © 984 ¨ KQ653 § A6

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