Source: https://bridgeresults.org/o/2021_mmt_mixed_4/bulletin5.pdf?
MONTHLY MIXED TEAMS
There were two interesting hands in the second session of the quarterfinals. Gergena Teneva (Juniors United) was the only one to score 420 on this board:
Board 12 Dealer West. N/S Vul
 K 6 K 7 4 10 8 4 A K 10 9 3 |
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| Q J 8 4 39 6 4 2Q 9 6 |
A 9 2A Q J 10 8K 5Q 5 4 |
|
| 10 7 55A J 7 6 3 28 7 2 |
| West | North | East | South |
| Yaninski | Kökten | Teneva | Aluf |
| 21 |
3 |
4 |
Pass |
| Pass | Pass |
- 2 Both majors, can be 4-4 NV/V, 0-9
South led the 2 (third best) to the king. North cashed the A and shifted to the 4. Declarer inserted the king, which was taken by the ace, and won the 2 return with the queen in dummy.
Having lost three tricks, Teneva needed to find both kings onside, not unlikely in view of North’s vulnerable overcall on a five card suit. The problem was how to avoid a second spade loser.
Teneva advanced the 9, which held, and continued with a heart to the queen. She cashed the A and re-entered dummy with a club ruff. The Q was covered by the king. As South had pitched the 3, declarer knew that North had started with a 2=3=3=5. The odds were three to one that South held the 10 so Teneva ran the 9 to land her contract. That would also have worked if North had had the stiff K after all.
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