The Kids have cojones.

This deal said it all about the Israel Juniors.

Transnational Teams. Israel Juniors vs OZ Open.  Final 1/3.

Board 11. Dealer South. None Vul.

In the Open room. Lotan Fisher in the pass out seat, found the brilliant bid of 3NT with a spade void! Even after his LHO made a Michaels cue bid showing both majors. He must have reasoned Schwartz had spades because nobody else bid them.

   

In the other room.

Dror Padon was in 4♠ X. With trump 5-0, played double dummy to go down only one!

The lead was ♦ king, two, South overtaken with the ace, eight. Played another diamond. Trick 2, Padon ruffed. Trick 3, crossed to dummy with the ♣ king to lead ♥ 3, 10, king, four. (A heart through the opening bidder who rated to hold the ♥ ace).

Trick 5, unblocked ♣ ace, four, two nine (for timing and good idea in case North could pitch a club, holding only two in the later play). Trick  6, ducked a heart to South’s now bare ace. Trick 7, South played another diamond, Padon discarded a heart, North ruffed with the ♠ 10, Dummy ♣ two.

Trick 8, ♥ jack, queen, diamond three, seven. Trick 9, Padon ruffed a club and North had to follow.

Padon never touched trumps and in the fullness of time. Trick 10. exited a heart and North was end played in spades.

   

The Juniors won 8 Imps on this board.

After 16 boards led 50-28. With c/o 55-28.

The kids had a 5 imps carry over, result of their head to head encounter in the Swiss Round 10, where the kids beat OZ Open 19-11.

The final result : Juniors vs OZ Open 132-105.

Well done kids, you get to stay out past mid-night this weekend.