RUIA final, Session IV, Deal 54: A 3Nt not so simple.
Deal No.54, East Dealer, EW Vul
| ♠ 8 6 4 ♥ K T 8 7 ♦ Q 4 2 ♣ K Q 7 |
OPEN ROOM BIDDING |
West JM - - 1♦ Pass Pass |
North Sunit - - Dbl 3Nt - - |
East Ashok Pass Pass Pass - - |
South Subhash 1♣ 1Nt Pass - - |
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| ♠ T 7 3 2 ♥ 3 ♦ A K 9 7 6 ♣ J 8 2 |
♠ Q 5 ♥ Q J 6 5 4 ♦ 8 3 ♣ 9 5 4 3 |
Lead: Result: Score |
♦7 Down 1 NS: 50 |
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| ♠ A K J 9 ♥ A 9 2 ♦ J T 5 ♣ A T 6 |
CLOSE ROOM BIDDING |
West Satya - - Pass Pass |
North Master - - 3Nt - - |
East Kiran Pass Pass - - |
South D Roy 1Nt Pass - - |
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| Lead: Result Score |
♦6 Made 3 NS: 400 |
...... | ......... |
3Nt appears easy on this deal if you have a look at all the four hands, but it is not all that easy. South has only 8 tricks on top after a Diamond lead. A working Spade finesse is a 50% proposition from South's viewpoint, so an expert is always going to look for something better.
Subhash did the same but the plans went awry. Subhash (as per the reports I got - please correct me if I am wrong) cashed three Clubs and then exited with a Diamond. He chose to discard the J9 of Spades subsequently so there was no way to get the ninth trick after that. A mistake alright, but a mistake in a pressure situation.
Deal 54: 10 IMPs to INDIA BLUES.
Total : INDIA BLUES: 112
FORMIDABLES: 115
On Wed, 04/24/2002 - 21:13, Rajeshwar Tewari commented,
"The only genuine play for an endplay against West is to hope that West has only 2 clubs and accordingly cash 2 clubs and exit a diamond. Now there is an easy club discard on 5th diamond retaining the spade finess possibility in addition to the endplay possibility."
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