Dummy | ||||
QT765 | ||||
AJ92 | ||||
Me | J864 | Partner | ||
AJ9 | — | 432 | ||
T65 | 4 | |||
Q3 | Declarer | K975 | ||
KQ986 | K8 | AT542 | ||
KQ873 | ||||
AT2 | ||||
J73 |
Against 4, I make a trump lead that doesn't blow a trick, for the first time in my life. Declarer wins in hand and immediately ruffs a club in dummy. Next he leads a spade to the king, which I win with the ace. Unduly optimistic, I lead another trump, which is won by dummy. Declarer now crosses to his
Dummy | ||||
QT76 | ||||
— | ||||
Me | J86 | Partner | ||
J9 | — | 43 | ||
T | — | |||
Q | Declarer | K97 | ||
KQ9 | 8 | AT | ||
KQ8 | ||||
T2 | ||||
J |
Now declarer cashes the
In practice, of course it is. On the diamond lead from dummy, partner rises with the king, crushing my queen. With a furrowed brow, he cashes the
...And partner continues with a club. Declarer happily ruffs this, draws my trump, and claims. I keep my mouth shut. If I say anything to partner at this point, I'm not sure what decibel the words will come out in.
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