The New Year got off to a great start with TGR’s annual auction pairs, the best run tournament I have ever played and one of the most fun. It’s matchpoint scoring, meaning every trick makes a difference — certainly not my forte as the pained face of my partner made clear every time I sloshed away an overtrick. My teammate Nick Sandqvist, playing with his regular partner Tom Townsend, showed how it’s done when he magically led declarer astray on today’s hand:
Nick was West and led the ♣7. The start of the play was normal enough: declarer won in hand, led a Heart to the King and another one back, Tom (East) winning the 10 and playing another Club. South won in hand again, and tried a Spade to the King and Ace. East gave Nick a Club ruff, who then exited a Spade, ruffed by South.
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