Flush

Hi all

I have been describing too many disasters lately, time for a small success: another deal from the GNT qualifiers. I pulled a fat rabbit out of a hat on my RHO. I could hardly suppress my chuckle over it.

North
Q84
93
A876
Q942
South
A62
T5
JT52
AKJ5

Sitting South I opened a 11-14 NT and got to play there. My LHO puts down an unbid extended Royal Straight Flush in . So after six tricks I’ve discarded to this position:

North
Q8
A
Q942
South
A
JT
AKJ5

By now East has discarded a card in every other suit. I don’t know why West didn’t bid those , but I’m going to play East for the remaining face cards. West exits with a small for dummy’s Ace and East drops the Queen.

I cross to my Ace and play Ace [ 2 in dummy]. King [ 9 in dummy], and I overtake my Jack with the Queen. Two cards remaining. I ask for the 4 and East hasn’t paid attention to who played the 3!

After a sweaty and embarrassing pause he lets go of the King (keeping the King), I overtake the 4 with the 5 and score my 7th trick with my top .

East Dealer
– Vul
North
Q84
92
A876
Q942
West
J953
AKQJT3
94
3
East
KT7
764
KQ3
T876
South
A62
85
JT52
AKJ5

It’s all in the small!