Okay, maybe I've been spending too much time with the Baker and Candlestick maker, but I can bid!
This entry was posted on 6/9/2007 11:23 PM and is filed under The Bad.
Continuing the match with Andy (after a flattish 3NT,) I pick up at favorable in 1st:
AK9863 / 94 / KJ73 / T
I open 1 Spade and it goes 4 Clubs on my left. There's about 10-15 seconds between the 4 Club bid and Andy's pass, but he had 10 seconds by right and anyway, any pauses online could be caused by pretty much anything, so I didn't feel barred. Righty passed and I'm up.
Over 5 Clubs, I think pass is clear. Over 3 Clubs, I think taking some action is clear. Over 4 Clubs, I felt like flipping a coin. I eventually passed.
Andy led the 7 of Spades and dummy tracked:
J2 / AKJT83 / Q9854 / -
I hoped against hope that Andy's lead was top of a doubleton, but Declarer ruffed the 2nd spade and was soon claiming 9 tricks. +100 wasn't much consolation for missing game.
Andy held:
QT74 / 72 / AT6 / K972
AK9863 / 94 / KJ73 / T
Declarer held:
5 / Q65 / 2 / AQJ86543
We lost 8 IMPs on the board when our teammate chose to bid 3 Clubs and our opponents then had no trouble reaching the spade game. -450