This
deal is from a Manchester online league match a few
weeks ago.
It
can be strange where imps change hands.
Here
North opened a fairly normal three spade pre-empt in
one room, East judged that he was barely worth a
double and West sensibly passed to ensure a decent
plus score, instead of guessing which, if either, of
four hearts or three notrump would make. In
fact three notrump makes but four hearts is off with
North getting a diamond ruff.
In
the other room North opened an undisciplined four
spades. East felt that he didn't have enough
to compete and there it rested.
In
both rooms declarer lost three club and three trump
tricks for -300 in the first room, but only -150 in
the second room for a 4 imp gain.
(Declarer
could have made eight tricks on any lead but a low
club, shortening his trumps by ruffing diamonds and
then endplaying West).
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