29th November 2023


Dealer West
S
97542
   
Love All
H
J64
   
    D AKJ
   
    C 98
   
S
3     S
J10
H
KQ3     H
A876
D
75432     D
Q86
C
Q1076     C
A542
    S
AKQ86
   
    H
1092
   
    D
109    
    C
KJ3
   


South
West
North
East

Pass
Pass
1C
1S Pass 2C Pass
2NT Pass 3S Pass
4S All Pass




This deal was from the Children in need charity simultaneous pairs heat held at Bramhall.

West led a club to East's ace who returned another club won by South with the king.
Declarer drew two rounds of trumps, ruffed a club and cashed the ace of diamonds, then returned to hand with a third trump, East discarding a heart.
Declarer now cashed a fourth trump, East discarded his last club, leaving the end position below.



Dealer West
S

   
Love All
H
J64
   
    D KJ
   
    C
   
S

    S

H
KQ3     H
A87
D
7
    D
Q8
C
10     C

    S
6
   
    H
1092
   
    D
10    
    C

   

Declarer exited with a heart which West won with the heart queen.  Now West erred by playing a club which cruelly suicide squeezed his partner.  East bared the heart ace, while South ruffed.  Reading the position correctly declarer, Raymond Semp, exited with another heart and East was endplayed to lead away from the diamond queen.


Thanks to Raymond Semp for reporting this deal