Happy Canada Day, eh!
Here is a feel good story.
The other day between rounds, I went to buy a cup of latte at caffe Vergnano, gave them 100 Zloty, got my latte and rushed back to play. It was not till dinner that I realized I had left the change behind!
The next morning I went to see Michal-the casher, he had no problem giving me change back.
- Best latte in Poznan
Open Pairs Semi Final A. Session 6. Board 30. Dealer east. None Vul.
As West I had ♠ 96 ♥ A9763 ♦ J84 ♣ 984
Auction went.
West | North | East | South |
1♠ | pass | ||
1nt* | pass | 2♥ | pass |
pass | 2nt | dbl | 3♣ |
3♥ | pass | pass | 4♣ * |
4♥ | pass | pass | DBL |
pass | pass | pass |
*1nt- was alerted as forcing.
*4♣- before he bid four clubs he asked “how is it forcing if you passed two hearts?”
Dealer: East
Vul: None |
North
♠ 85 ♥ 54 ♦ Q10965 ♣ AKQJ |
|
West
♠ 96 ♥ A9763 ♦ J84 ♣ 984 |
East
♠ AKJ43 ♥ QJ102 ♦ A32 ♣ 2 |
|
South
♠ Q1072 ♥ K8 ♦ K7 ♣ 107653 |
My hand was not that great but as the auction developed, I was sure Pony did not have more then one club. So I bid one more for the road. After the smoke cleared, Pony made 11 tricks for +690 and 98.58%.
I sympathized with the unlucky East, “Been there, done that, eh!”