Fast-forward a dozen years... The Internet is here and you can play with all the random people you want.
IMPS | Pick-up Partner | |||
No Vul | AT54 | |||
Q6 | ||||
75 | ||||
AQJ32 | ||||
You | ||||
KJ632 | ||||
85 | ||||
A94 | ||||
T98 |
You Pass 1 |
LHO Pass 2 |
Pick-Up Partner 1 4(?) |
RHO 1 All Pass |
LHO leads the heart ace and continues with a heart to righty's king. RHO now returns a low diamond. What do you do?
This contract is pretty bad. LHO is marked with the heart ace, a top diamond honor (the queen at the least, since RHO doesn't have the KQ), and the club king (otherwise you're going down). That's 9 HCP right there, and likely four hearts as well (RHO might have preempted
I hope you're not a nobody like me. I finessed for hand #1 and lost to the doubleton queen. My partner promptly left the table likely thinking, "What an obvious
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