The London Teams of Four was the first bridge tournament of the new year and was a very close affair. Kevin Castner finally prevailed against the opposition with his team of (partner) Phil King and teammates Sebastian Atisen and Stefano Tommasini – the last newly selected, with his regular partner Ben Norton, to represent England in the Open Teams in the European Championships later this year.
Today’s hand features fierce bidding and even fiercer declarer play by Capt Kevin, who pulled off the hand of the day. Take a look at this beauty.
Phil King’s 6♦️ may seem a bit of a stretch, but when 1♦️ was known to show at least 5 cards, it makes more sense.
West started with the Ace of Clubs – an unfortunate choice – ruffed in dummy. Kevin then played the ♦️A and finessed the Jack, bringing the well known ‘good-and-bad news’. What next? Kevin did very well in working out he had to play Spades at this point.
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