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One
of my favorite stories in bridge was when a player replied
"Lose 'em all" during a score comparison. Here was
a recurrence from the 2007 National Open Swiss Teams. Kit Woolsey
held:
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♠
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3
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♥
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aqj1065
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♦
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♣
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With both sides vulnerable, RHO opened
1♠,
and Kit tried 2♠,
Michaels. LHO bid 3♦
(natural) and RHO bid 3♠.
Kit now bid 4♥,
which was doubled. His partner, Fred Stewart, redoubled. This was
supposedly for rescue*,
but Kit stuck it out. This was the full deal:
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Dlr: North
Vul: Both
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North
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♠
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J53
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♥
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4
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♦
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7652
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♣
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KQJ82
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West
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East
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♠
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Q7
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♠
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AK109864
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♥
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K9873
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♥
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2
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♦
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AQJ1084
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♦
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K93
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♣
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♣
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93
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South
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♠
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2 |
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♥
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AQJ1065
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♦
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♣
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The
Bidding:
| EAST |
SOUTH |
WEST |
NORTH |
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2♠
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3♦
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Pass |
| 3♠
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4♥ |
Dbl |
Rdbl |
| Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
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West led the ♠Q
and continued the suit. Declarer played the ♥A
and the ♥Q
in an attempt to make his contract (on 4-2 or 3-3 hearts).
Disaster! West was in control. He played diamonds every time he
was in and declarer was held to only his 5 natural trump tricks.
Down 2800!
At the other table, East opened 4♠,
South bid 4NT, takeout, West raised to 5♠.
North bid 6♣
and East doubled. Declarer had no trouble making this for +1540 to
go with +2800 from his teammates.
Kit was ready for the score comparison. When
his teammates read off "minus 1540," the reply was
"lose 'em all."
*No,
I don't understand why North wouldn't bid 4NT to ask partner to
choose a minor, and no, I don't understand why the partnership
wouldn't presume South held clubs (since West bid diamonds).
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