5 of a minor strikes again
This entry was posted on 5/7/2007 9:05 PM and is filed under The Bad.
So after I've finished telling Adam how much I hate playing 5 of a minor ... Last board of the event, I pick up:
Q2 / A7 / 862 / T97542
Adam opens 1 Club in first, all white, Righty's in for a spade, I bid 3 Clubs, Lefty bids 3 Spades, Adam bids 4 Clubs, Righty bids 4 Spades and it's up to me.
One more for the road or no?
I thought and I thought until my thinker was sore. But I couldn't resist. I've been in similar situations before, after telling inexperienced partners 'No partner, don't lead unsupported aces, bad partner!' and then the 'exception' comes up. Here I am, with no singletons, considering a save ('only Jesus saves, as Barry Crane would say'.) I grinned from ear to ear as I pulled 5 Clubs out of the bidding box and put it on the table.
5 Clubs was routinely down 2 (they didn't double) and -100 was worth half of the matchpoints.
Unfortunately, 4 Spades was off one spade, 2 hearts and a diamond.
20 trumps (we had 11 clubs, they had 9 spades) and only 18 tricks.
Sigh.
Partner held:
K9 / QT42 / AT / QJ863
Lefty:
JT7 / J98 / KQJ754 / K
Righty:
A86543 / K653 / 93 / A