♠J 10 4 2 ♥10 2 ♦-- ♣A K J 9 6 5 2
I passed and left-hand opponent bid 1♠. Notzia passed and RHO bid 2♥. I jammed the bidding with 4♣. LHO bid 4♥ and RHO bid 4NT. LHO responded 5♥ and RHO bid slam -- 6♥.
I was all set to lead my ♣2. On a good day, Notzia would win it and give me a diamond ruff. In fact, here were all four hands:
♠ 6
♥ 9 6 4
♦ Q 9 8 7 6 2
♣ Q 7 4
♠ A Q 9 8 7 5 ♠ K 3
♥ A J 3 ♥ K Q 8 7 5
♦ J 4 ♦ A K 10 5 3
♣ 10 8 ♣ 3
♠ J 10 4 2
♥ 10 2
♦ ---
♣ A K J 9 6 5 2
Unfortunately, I had a partner who was thinking. He was pretty sure I didn't open 3♣ because I had a flaw (such as four spades) -- otherwise, the bidding didn't make sense. So, he took the sacrifice in 7♣ which was doubled.
I guessed the hand well to only go down 500 for a 4.75 IMP loss. I don't mind losing the IMPs, but I hate to lose the newspaper play. If I can't make the newspapers, at least I can make my own blog.
The board was played at 68 different tables, and you can see all the results here.
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