This
deal is from the online MCBA league.
South
played four hearts after East had overcalled two
diamonds during the auction.
East's
overcall got West off to the good lead of a diamond
which took an entry from dummy to reach the spade
suit when set up.
Declarer
started on spades, West held up for one round when
East showed an odd number and took the ace on the
second round.
West
continued with diamonds. South ruffed and tried the
queen of hearts from hand to get an entry to dummy.
East
should duck this. This is known as a gambit
play, it costs a trick in hearts, but gains overall
as South now has to lose three club tricks.
In
practice East fell from grace by winning the
heart. He then tried to cash two club tricks,
but declarer won the second club, crossed to the
jack of hearts and discarded his losing club on the
good spade.
To
make the hand declarer has to draw trumps at trick
two and then get to dummy with a spade and play a
club to the king. (Playing clubs first and then
drawing trumps later also works).
Thanks to Phillip Taylor for reporting this deal |
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