This is a hand from the Lynwood/Everett regional a long time back, when they were playing handicapped knockouts.
This is a hand from the finals of the KO.
You hold Q32, T82, T852, 987. I don't remember the vulnerabilty (assume None).
Partner opens 1H, you decide to bid a forcing 1NT (hoping to drop partner in 2H), but partner surprises you by bidding 3NT. You decide to pass instead of bidding 4H.
LHO leads a low spade.
You see.
Partner could have opened 2NT. Anyway...
You run the spade to the Q and it wins.
With nothing better to do, you play a heart to the A (LHO following with the J) and a heart back, hoping opponents crash their honours. RHO plays low and LHO wins the second heart with the K.
[Technically, it might have been better to duck the first heart].
LHO now shifts to the DQ. You cover the K, RHO wins the A and leads a low diamond back. You hold your breath, and put in the 8: LHO wins the J. Your DT is now good! Unfortunately, hand entries are scarce.
LHO now plays a club.
Now the play is clear. You cash the top clubs, and play a heart. RHO wins the Q, but now is endplayed into playing a spade or a diamond! Cashing the clubs took away RHO's exit cards. 3NT made.
RHO could have defeated the contract by cashing the HQ before playing the second round of diamonds. That is why ducking the first round of hearts is technically better, as you take away that option.
At the other table opponents were in 4H which had no hope.
We won the event, but only because of a handicap. Me and my partner threw away the next few boards :(
I think they stopped having handicapped tournaments after that. I believe the opponents complained that the handicapping was unfair, and I agree with them. Apart from me, the other three players on my team had won/placed well in national tournaments in India.
The handicaps were based on ACBL masterpoints, and apart from me, none of them were ACBL members (one was just visiting), and I believe we had no clue about seeding points etc.
This is a hand from the finals of the KO.
You hold Q32, T82, T852, 987. I don't remember the vulnerabilty (assume None).
Partner opens 1H, you decide to bid a forcing 1NT (hoping to drop partner in 2H), but partner surprises you by bidding 3NT. You decide to pass instead of bidding 4H.
LHO leads a low spade.
You see.
| IMPS None | North ♠ AJ3 ♥ A9765 ♦ K3 ♣ AKQ | |
| South ♠ Q32 ♥ T82 ♦ T852 ♣ 987 |
| W | N | E | S |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1H | P | 1N | |
| P | 3NT | P | P |
| P |
Partner could have opened 2NT. Anyway...
You run the spade to the Q and it wins.
With nothing better to do, you play a heart to the A (LHO following with the J) and a heart back, hoping opponents crash their honours. RHO plays low and LHO wins the second heart with the K.
[Technically, it might have been better to duck the first heart].
LHO now shifts to the DQ. You cover the K, RHO wins the A and leads a low diamond back. You hold your breath, and put in the 8: LHO wins the J. Your DT is now good! Unfortunately, hand entries are scarce.
LHO now plays a club.
Now the play is clear. You cash the top clubs, and play a heart. RHO wins the Q, but now is endplayed into playing a spade or a diamond! Cashing the clubs took away RHO's exit cards. 3NT made.
RHO could have defeated the contract by cashing the HQ before playing the second round of diamonds. That is why ducking the first round of hearts is technically better, as you take away that option.
At the other table opponents were in 4H which had no hope.
We won the event, but only because of a handicap. Me and my partner threw away the next few boards :(
I think they stopped having handicapped tournaments after that. I believe the opponents complained that the handicapping was unfair, and I agree with them. Apart from me, the other three players on my team had won/placed well in national tournaments in India.
The handicaps were based on ACBL masterpoints, and apart from me, none of them were ACBL members (one was just visiting), and I believe we had no clue about seeding points etc.
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