Talk about deja vu -- Boards 6 and 8 at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Bridge Club on Friday afternoon had everyone thinking so. Sure looked that way to me. I had six Hearts and no high card points on Board 6. Same on Board 8, though the cards were slightly different. Apparently there were enough complaints about Board 6 to get it dealt again for the later rounds. The hand I held is not what's shown in the ACBL's Live for Clubs recap. At any rate, on Board 8, where I took the bid at 2 Hearts, I managed to fall short by only two tricks, not vulnerable, and got a top board. Here's my holding: Spades 10-9-6-5; Hearts 8-7-5-4-3-2; Diamonds 10-5; Clubs 3. I wouldn't have bid at all except that Selina, with 12 hcp, doubled the opening 1 Diamond from East, who had a 19-point hand. Here are Selina's cards: Spades A-J-7-2; Hearts J-9; Diamonds Q-J-7; Clubs Q-J-4-2. I managed to force out the high trumps, exploit the Spades and get a Diamond trick, along with three ruffs. Had East-West persevered, they could have made 3 No Trump.
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