The Metropolitan Cup, played on RealBridge in mid-September, was won by the Sussex A team. The following hand, played by Stephen Kennedy, contained a number of interesting points. Creating an entry to partner’s hand sometimes takes creativity and imagination. It’s usually easy on a piece of paper and when it’s pointed out to us, but for some reason it’s much harder to spot at the table.
West led the ♥6, won in dummy by the Jack. It’s not easy to know where to start, but Clubs have to be touched at some point so at trick two Stephen led a Club towards his hand, and when East played low, he contented himself with the 8. This was a smart play as West is the danger hand and his possible entries need to be knocked out. West won the ♣10 and persisted with a high Heart. Declarer won and tried the Diamond finesse, but East won and switched to the ♠9.
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