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August 27, 2019
In the first set of the semi-final between the Californian SIVY team (U26 Gold Medal) against the UK Natt team (U26 Bronce Medal) .
Board 10 U26 Semi-Final Session 1
Game All Dealer East
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The auction:
West | North | East | South |
Kennedy | Youngquist | Ye | Duffie |
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Pass | 2NT | Pass |
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Pass | 3NT | Pass |
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Pass | 5![]() |
All Pass |
Lead: 4
The English pair did well to find the only making game on this hand. The auction was straightforward: South’s overcall is routein although it would guide declarer to the winning line.
South led 4 taken by dummy’s
A and declarer crossed to
A before leading a club towards dummy. South elected to withhold
A and dummy’s
Q won the trick.
Ye continued with 10 discarding a spade from hand, won with
A by South who exited with
J won with dummy’s
Q. Now declarer cashed
K and continued with a club, trumping out North’s
J.
Declarer trumped a spade and played the winning club off dummy, trumped by North and overtrumped. Declarer trumped a spade, stripping South of any safe exit. South had let go two low hearts and so Ye played7 to South who tried the
K but could not avoid conceding the 11th trick.
Had North held a singleton J or
10, East will play
Q and South will be end-played.
At the other table, South also ducked theA and declarer ruffed out the
A to end with 11 tricks. If South does rise with
A, then declarer can prevail by drawing trumps and cashing
A and then playing clubs, leaving North on lead with
J with only spades left in his hand, and very likely to hold
K with South having led the suit at trick one.
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