I have been bragging incessantly about my team’s success in the Gold Cup. What an extraordinary comeback we made taking 69 imps back in the last eight boards. I may have even mentioned it to the local newsagent. Well – that was then. After three weekends of Premier League not only didn’t we win, we have been relegated. NOT a good look.
The event was won by Andrew Black’s team – many congrats to them. Today’s hand features David Gold showing us the importance of making a plan (see diagram).
The contract was the same at all 8 tables in Division 1, as indeed was the lead of the ♣️J, and all except one table made. The hand looks ice cold and it’s hard to see how anything could be of interest; the defence takes four tricks in Clubs, and Declarer has the rest. But that’s before you put a world-class player like Gold in the East seat.
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