IMPROVE YOUR PLAY
with Larry Matheny
Most players like
to bid but there are some who don’t know when to stop. These people don’t seem to trust their
partners and always “bid one more.”
Scoring:
Matchpoints (Pairs)
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BIDDING: The auction started with a
simple weak-two bid but soon exploded.
South jumped to 3
showing a hand too good for a simple overcall.
With a great fit for his partner’s diamond suit, West bid a bold 4
. South should have realized with this much
bidding, his partner was broke but he took another bid. This was his undoing as West doubled to end
the auction.
Play: West made the good lead of the queen
of diamonds. He wanted his partner to
win the trick and that indeed happened.
East made the obvious shift to the jack of hearts, declarer ducked, and
West won the second round. Now West
continued with the ace of hearts and East was able to over-ruff dummy for the
fourth defensive trick. East exited with
a trump and West still had to win the queen of spades and the king of
clubs.
Down three for +500
was worth more than the +420 that 4
would have earned but it’s doubtful South learned his lesson. After all, he had a seven-card suit.
Copyright ©2012 Larry Matheny