Higson Plate Final 2008.

By Alan Tranter

No

Team

V.P.

8

HINDSIGHT CONVENTION

A Tranter, H Ingham,

D Fitzpatrick & C Humphrey

86

3

BEAR CLUBBERS

P Foster, N Thomas,

D. Keen & J Keen

79

6

HYDRANGEAS

P Wosrwick, G Johnson,

P Beckwith & A Marvin

72

2

ENDPLAYED

A Edwards, A Drysdale,

B Silver &, E Hyde,

69

1

RUBY THURSDAY

S Kershaw, J Whitehead,

A Murphy & I Southward

68

7

MILKMEN

A Green, G Kasnicki,

P Hytner & J Holmes  

68

4

AZ KINGS

D Haydock, K Faulkner,

B Moore & A Jeater

65

5

 WATCHUS

G Hadfield, E Rose,

C Cull & C Gray

53

Overall we found that there were an enormous percentage of flat boards,

particularly in the second half where 16 out of 21 had a swing of 0 or 1 imp. Our success was therefore built on the first session and in particular our match against the runners up, Bear Clubbers, which we were fortunate enough to succeed by 17-3.

 

Board   1

Dealer N

Vul        NIL

ª7

©63

¨KQ987

§Q10984

 

ªA1082

©42

¨6543

§J72

 

N

 

W

 

E

 

S

 

ªKJ9653

©KJ108

¨10

§85

 

ªQ4

©AQ975

¨AJ2

§AK4

 




 

W  A.T.

N

E

S

 

No

2ª*

Dbl

3ª

4ª*

No

5©

No

No

No

 

 

The  4ª bid promised a ¨ suit but South elected to bid 5© 1- down 1 on the ªA lead.

W

N

E

S

 

No

1ª

Dbl

3ª

4¨

No

5¨

No

No

No

 

In the other room E-W were playing Precision-§. 5¨ made 11 tricks for a 10 IMP gain.

 

Board   5

Dealer  N

Vul        N-S

ªQ9862

©2

¨106

§AQJ74

 

ªAJ6

©AKQJ6

¨K4

§K105

 

N

 

W

 

E

 

S

 

ªK105

©98

¨J972

§8632

 

ª74

©107543

¨AQ853

§9

 




 

W.A.T.

N

E

S

 

No

No

No

2NT

No

3NT

No

No

No

 

 

 

Lead was ª6 won in dummy with the ª10. I then led a §2 to the §K and §A. N played a second ª to the ªA. The §10 revealed the bad break. However the fact that South had

the singleton §9  meant that the §8 now yielded a trick and with the added bonus of a © discard it resulted in 10 tricks.

(Why did North not manage to clear the ª stops and come to 3 § and 2 ª tricks?)

 In the other room they finished in 4© which failed by one. Gain of 11 IMP.