8th August 2019

Dealer South
S
AJ
   
E-W Vul
H
QJ962
   
    D AJ84
   
    C 83
   
S
Q7654
    S
K932
H
104
    H
AK875
D
Q5
    D
97
C
KQ96
    C
A10
    S
108
   
    H
3
   
    D
K10632
   
    C
J7542
   


South
West
North
East
2D Pass
4D 4H
Pass Pass Pass

South
West
North
East
Pass
Pass
1H Pass
Pass Pass



This deal is from the Green Point Teams at Altrincham last month.

In one room Michael Newman chose a good moment to open an off centre weak two diamonds.  Alan Mould raised this to four and East decided to try four hearts.  This was not a success going three off.

In the other room John Holland opened one heart in third seat and John Currie, in the protective seat, chose a good moment not to protect with one spade (he would have played in four spades going one off on a heart ruff).  So both rooms played in hearts, but from different sides.  One heart drifted one off for an eight IMP gain for Alan Mould's team.