♠9 7 ♥A 9 8 6 5 ♦ A Q 10 7 ♣J 5.
I opened a skimpy 1♥ and left-hand opponent overcalled 1NT. Partner passed and RHO bid 2♥ and alerted it as a transfer. LHO bid 2♠ and RHO raised to 4♠. Partner led the ♥7 and this was the dummy I saw on my right:
♠ J 10 8 5 4 2
♥ K J
♦ 9 8 3
♣ K 9
♠ 9 7
♥ A 9 8 6 5
♦ A Q 10 7
♣ J 5
Apparently North-South don't play Texas transfers, or they don't know that this sequence shows a mild slam try.
Declarer played the ♥K from dummy, and you? I didn't see any reason to duck, so I took my ace. Now what? When I looked at the hand records later, I saw that most of the East defenders woodenly led back a heart, hoping partner could ruff. That would mean that South had five hearts. Yes, he could, but I thought that was a long shot, so I switched to a diamond. Good news. Partner had the ♦K and we cashed three rounds (diamonds split 4-3-3-3), and they were down one.
The deal is not over yet, so what now? If you count declarer's high-card points, partner can't have the ♣A, but she might have something in spades. I led the fourth round of diamonds, and declarer glared at me. Ok, well, we're playing online, so I didn't actually see a cyber-frown, but I could feel his exasperation.
He played low and my partner won the trick with her doubleton ♠Q for down two. Here are all four hands:
♠ J 10 8 5 4 2
♥ K J
♦ 9 8 3
♣ K 9
♠ Q 6 ♠ 9 7
♥ 7 4 ♥ A 9 8 6 5
♦ K 4 2 ♦ A Q 10 7
♣ 10 8 7 6 3 2 ♣ J 5
♠ A K 3
♥ Q 10 3 2
♦ J 6 5
♣ A Q 4
Plus 100 our way was worth 8.01 IMPs, a nice little pick-up. To read more about a trump promotion, click here.
You can see all the results and maybe figure out who was also glared at, if you click here.
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