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| Hand of the Week 3rd February |
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Board 25 offered slams, two each in clubs and NT but, not wanting to slice the gold cup into quarters, I will move on to a very different hand, Board 13 which was certainly unlucky for one pair. NS have a comfortable game in NT or even spades, with a well-splitting 4-3 fit and can also make slam in clubs. Given a clear run, NS should find the slam, perhaps with North opening 3C – not to everyone’s taste. I don’t know what happened at the table in question, but EW must have decided to sacrifice in diamonds. Almost a good idea against the making games except that South must have doubled in the proverbial voice of thunder at the 5 level. A few minutes later, EW would be sobbing over a penalty of 1100. It must have been a similar story on Board 16, with North getting carried away in the sacrifice business and running into East’s double backed up by 21 hcp! Another 1100 penalty, this time without the aid of the vulnerability. Reminds me of the title of a novel I read some time ago. “All fun and games until someone loses an eye”. So joint winners of the HotW award – For Board 13 Andrew and Liz and for Board 16 Chris and Anwar
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Wednesday 5th February. Seating is now closed. I have exactly two groups and only one other host..
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