Mike Yuen — Mike talks about bridge

TIT FOR TAT

Neil Kimelman on the silver medal team shared some hands from the Canadian Team final with me.

3/8 Board 13.

Dealer North. Both vulnerable.

Dealer: North
Vul: Both
North
 7
AJ864 
 AJ109
J105 
 
West
A54 
Q103 
 K432
A84 
Kimelman
KQ1092 
72 
Q7 
KQ93 
  South
J863 
K95 
 865
762 
 

Don Pearsons-West and Neil-East was in 4 got the five of hearts lead from South, won by the North’s Jack. The next heart won by South’s King. The diamond switch went to North’s Ace. Given the chance, Neil guess the spade position and picked up the Jack, made 10 trick for + 620.

At the other table, Vincent Demuy as West was in 3NT. North led the ten of Diamond won by dummy’s Queen. Vincent also guess the spades to make 10 tricks for +630. Pushed the board.

Board 15.

Dealer South. Nouth-South vulnerable.

 

Dealer: South
Vul: N-S

Korbel

AK74 
AKJ5 
 Q1064

 
West
QJ865 
108743 
 32
 2
East
93 
Q62 
 
 KQJ109654 
  South
102 

AKJ9875 
A83 
 

 

It was a spirited auction. 

West North East South
      1 
2   2   5   5 
Pass  5   DBL  Pass 
Pass 5  Pass 7 
Pass 7NT All Pass  

East led the King of clubs.

Daniel Korbel as North drove to 7NT. He played skillfully. Won the club lead with the Ace. Played two rounds of diamonds. Then cashed the Ace and King of spades. Run the rest of the diamonds. Executed the double squeeze and made 13 tricks for +2220 win 2 IMPs.

This was the position with four card ending.

When Daniel played the eight of diamond, West had to keep the Queen of spades otherwise the seven of spade in dummy would be good, so he let go the seven of hearts, North could discard the seven of spades. East in turn was squeezed between hearts and clubs. 

 

Dealer: South
Vul: N-S
North

AKJ 
 
 
 
West

1087 
 
 
East
 
Q62 
 
  South
 
 9
8
83 
 

  

At the other table Jonathan Steinberg and David Sabourin had bid and made 7 for +2140.

 


2 Comments

JRGJune 11th, 2012 at 3:39 pm

IMPs, not VPs.

Interesting hands, thank you very much for sharing them.

Michael YuenJune 11th, 2012 at 4:08 pm

Thanks eagle eye-JRG.

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