Through the Pack at Glenfield

The Queen of Clubs

In this deal from the Glenfield Club Pairs of 14^th August 2002 I was the only honour card in my partner’s hand. Yet she came under such pressure in the discards that I was unable to take a trick.
	North S QT74 H Q5 D A8 C AK852	Dealer West NS Game	West opened one heart. North overcalled two clubs, my owner passed and south bid two no trumps. West passed and north closed the auction with a bid of three no trumps. West chose to lead the ten of hearts (any other suit would have been better and perhaps a spade was indicated by the bidding). The queen took the first trick and declarer set about the spades. West won the third round by which time my owner had had to discard a diamond and a club. West then played a second heart (any other suit would have been better and perhaps a spade was indicated by the bidding). Declarer won the jack of hearts and tried a diamond to the ace. When the queen dropped declarer had eleven top tricks in the bag and proceeded to cash the queen of spades. My owner could throw a small club on this but then declarer led a diamond to the jack and played the ace of hearts. My owner had no answer to this. Another diamond discard would set up south’s diamonds while a club discard meant that I would drop harmlessly under dummy’s king. My owner was completely innocent in the play; all she did was follow suit, yet she was condemned to a bottom. All pairs bar one bid the north south cards to three no trumps but my owner’s opponents were the only ones to make twelve tricks; the others made nine, ten or eleven. One unfortunate pair bid to three diamonds and finished three down.
West S A8532 H KT9876 D Q C J		East S 6 H 43 D T9742 C Q9743
	South S KJ9 H AJ2 D KJ653 C T6

The next card is the Jack of Clubs.

The previous card was the King of Clubs.

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