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Article 7H77 by Richard Pavlicek
This deal occurred on OKbridge, the online bridge server where you play against real people using your personal computer and a modem. I was East, in Fort Lauderdale, and my son Rich was West, in Chicago. Our opponents were both experts.
3 NT South
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West Pass Pass | North 1 ![]() 2 ![]() 3 NT | East Pass Pass All Pass | South 1 ![]() 2 NT |
North had an awkward hand to bid and correctly chose a simple one-bid. South eked out a response (to his later regret) and the auction snowballed into game. Three notrump is not a terrible contract, and it would make on a good day. This was not a good day.
Rich led from his solid heart sequence, and I played the king (the proper signal from K-Q). Declarer cashed the A-K and led the
J, which I ducked to hold him to three club tricks (Rich discarded a heart and a spade). Now declarer led the
K which I also ducked since I didnt want to be on lead.
Getting desperate, declarer next led the Q to my ace. I shifted to the
4; two, queen, ace. Hoping to smother the
9, declarer next led the
10 and Rich perforce won the jack. Rich returned the
8 to the six, nine, and Souths king.
At this point there were four cards left, and I held the top card in all four suits ( J,
Q,
9 and
Q). Amazing! Its probably not a first, but I can never recall a bridge deal where a defender won the last four tricks in four different suits.
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© 1997 Richard Pavlicek