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Making 7NT Doubled off an Ace
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Posted 2022-May-29, 14:45
This happened in an ACBL 18 board daylong tournament yesterday, where I managed to score 60% for 1.5 masterpoints. One of the deals (my only clean top board) was where I bid 7NT off an ace: I for some reason thought hearts were keycard after asking and thus thought we had all 5 keycards, and being matchpoints wanted to bid notrump. West failed to find a club lead, then with everything breaking luckily I had 12 tricks. West let go of his diamond stopper early, and at the end East decided to hold to his club ace so my diamond 3 was good at the end.
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Posted 2022-May-29, 15:36
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Posted 2022-May-29, 16:07
I’ve told this story before but some 45 years ago, playing with a pickup partner in a sectional pairs, we reached 7N, by partner. He had lost his mind in the auction.
My LHO doubled and laid down the spade Ace, greeted by a call for the TD and the statement that it wasn’t his lead.
We had 13 winners outside of the spade suit.
The funny part was that we scored 11 on a 12 top. 7N was (mis)bid at three Thales, doubled at each, and allowed to make. I don’t know whether the defence was the same or whether my rho simply guessed wrong on the lead at the other tables
I had to redouble, I guess😀
My LHO doubled and laid down the spade Ace, greeted by a call for the TD and the statement that it wasn’t his lead.
We had 13 winners outside of the spade suit.
The funny part was that we scored 11 on a 12 top. 7N was (mis)bid at three Thales, doubled at each, and allowed to make. I don’t know whether the defence was the same or whether my rho simply guessed wrong on the lead at the other tables
I had to redouble, I guess😀
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Posted 2022-May-30, 03:48
mikeh, on 2022-May-29, 16:07, said:
I’ve told this story before but some 45 years ago, playing with a pickup partner in a sectional pairs, we reached 7N, by partner. He had lost his mind in the auction.
My LHO doubled and laid down the spade Ace, greeted by a call for the TD and the statement that it wasn’t his lead.
We had 13 winners outside of the spade suit.
The funny part was that we scored 11 on a 12 top. 7N was (mis)bid at three Thales, doubled at each, and allowed to make. I don’t know whether the defence was the same or whether my rho simply guessed wrong on the lead at the other tables
I had to redouble, I guess😀
My LHO doubled and laid down the spade Ace, greeted by a call for the TD and the statement that it wasn’t his lead.
We had 13 winners outside of the spade suit.
The funny part was that we scored 11 on a 12 top. 7N was (mis)bid at three Thales, doubled at each, and allowed to make. I don’t know whether the defence was the same or whether my rho simply guessed wrong on the lead at the other tables
I had to redouble, I guess😀
Hilarious. I guess the lead wasn’t accepted and the suit banned from lead?
Reminds me of a little old lady who told me when against 7NT, lead your ace, in case partner revokes before you cash it in the otherwise normal course of play!
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Posted 2022-May-30, 04:29
My favourite story of this type was they guy that made 7 of a suit doubled off the ace of trumps. The hand containing it had 14 cards and declarer managed to crossruff and get it played to trick 14.
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Posted 2022-May-31, 01:58
I did it 40 years ago at Coventry. And I still wonder today... why didn't I redouble?
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