I’m on the train back from the Brighton Congress, where I’ve been playing in the Swiss Pairs, and I’m still kicking myself over the very last deal of the tournament. There are few things more satisfying in bridge — well, in life actually — than squeezing an opponent, and I squandered a perfect opportunity. It was only a matter of an overtrick — but in match-pointed pairs, one extra trick can net you the jackpot.
Take a look at the South hand below: would you have been alert to the fact that the seemingly innocuous two of hearts could be used to devastating effect?
Playing strong no-trump and 2-over-1 game forcing, my partner and I bid to 3NT.
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