[blml] Hawaii Appeal 4

Adam Beneschan adam at irvine.com
Thu Mar 1 23:16:48 CET 2007


 
> This is getting scary.
> So, what's up with this?

Actually, on second reading, I did notice something really scary.
 
> APPEAL CASE 4
> Event: Blue Ribbon Pairs
> Session: First qualifying session, Nov. 21
>                            Dick Bruno
> Board 8                S Q 8 4 3
> Vul: None              H 2
> Dlr: West              D K Q 8 4
>                            C A K 8 5
> Barie Wall                           Ray Miller
> S A J 7 2                            S K 9 5
> H K Q 10 5 4                         H J 9 7 3
> D 6 2                                D A J 3
> C J 7                                C Q 10 9
>                        Peggy Kaplan
>                        S 10 6
>                        H A 8 6
>                        D 10 9 7 5
>                        C 8 4 3 2
> West     North     East     South
> 1H       Dbl        2NT (1)  Pass
> 3C       Pass      3H       All Pass
> 
> (1) Explained as a relay to 3C.
 
[snip snip snip]

> The panel also noted that changing one of the
> kings to an ace or adding the  DJ would make 4H
> an excellent game. 

I'm not so sure that having AJ72 opposite A95 of spades, or having AJJ
of diamonds in dummy, would have made for such an excellent game.  But
perhaps that's because I don't have a lot of experience playing these
particular card combinations.

                                -- Adam



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