Friday afternoon. Board 5. Jim Gullo and Donna
Steffan are East-West and work their way up into slam territory, where Jim plants
the flag at 6 Clubs. Not what I expected with these hands, but it’s odd enough
to turn into a winner. Partner leads the 5 of Spades.
East (Jim)
Spades: 8-2; Hearts: A-Q-J-4; Diamonds: 3; Clubs:
K-9-8-5-4-2.
South (Art Matthies)
Spades: Q-J-6-5-3; Hearts: 7-6-3; Diamonds: Q-J-4-2;
Clubs: 7.
West (Donna)
Spades: A-7-4; Hearts: K-10-6; Diamonds: A-K-10-6;
Clubs: A-J-10.
North (moi)
Spades: K-10-9; Hearts: 9-5-3; Diamonds: 9-8-7-5;
Clubs Q-6-3.
What seemed brilliant at the time was not only the
offbeat Club bid, but Jim’s preservation of a low card in his hand to reach the
dummy late in the play. Turns out it wasn’t quite that brilliant. The hand should
make 7 Clubs and Jim made only 6. Plus it’s good for grand slams in No Trump
and Hearts, as well as Clubs.
It’s still good for them, though. They’re tied for
second with another pair at 6 Clubs, just short of the people who bid and make
6 No Trump. Meanwhile, four of the pairs take 13 tricks in Hearts and No Trump,
but they don’t bid the slams.
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