Jack vs. WBridge5
Third Quarter
Board 7. well bid and well played 5♣...BEST HAND NOMINATION
Board 13. 6NT, 'glitch' made Jack overbid!
| Board 7 South Deals Both Vul |
♠ 4 3 2 ♥ A ♦ J 8 6 3 2 ♣ 10 9 4 2 |
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♠ — ♥ 10 4 3 ♦ A 10 9 5 4 ♣ A 8 7 5 3 |
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♠ K J 10 7 6 5 ♥ Q 7 ♦ K Q ♣ K Q J |
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| ♠ A Q 9 8 ♥ K J 9 8 6 5 2 ♦ 7 ♣ 6 |
Table 1: WBridge5 NS, Jack EW
| West | North | East | South |
| Jack | WBridge5 | Jack | WBridge5 |
| 1 ♥ | |||
| Pass | 1 NT | 2 ♠ | 3 ♥ |
| All Pass |
| 3 ♥ by South, down 1 NS -100 |
Table 2. Jack NS, WBridge5 EW
| West | North | East | South |
| WBridge5 | Jack | WBridge5 | Jack |
| 1 ♥ | |||
| 2 NT | Pass | 5 ♣ | Pass |
| Pass | Dbl | All Pass |
| 5 ♣ x by East |
| Trick | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 1. S | ♦ 7 | 4 | 2 | K |
| 2. E | ♠ J | Q | ♣ 3 | 3 |
| 3. W | ♣ 5 | 4 | Q | 6 |
| 4. E | ♠ 10 | A | ♣ 7 | 4 |
| 5. W | ♣ 8 | 2 | K | ♥ 5 |
| 6. E | ♦ Q | ♥ 6 | 5 | 6 |
| 7. E | ♠ K | 8 | ♥ 10 | 2 |
| 8. E | ♠ 5 | 9 | ♣ A | ♦ 8 |
| 9. W | ♥ 3 | A | 7 | 2 |
| 10. N | ♣ 9 | J | ♥ 8 | ♦ 9 |
| 11. E | ♠ 6 | ♥ 9 | ♥ 4 | ♣ 10 |
| 12. N | ♦ J | ♥ Q | ♥ J | A |
| 13. W | ♦ 10 | 3 | ♠ 7 | ♥ K |
| Wbridge5 (West) was more aggressive and a reasonable 5♣
was reached (doubled).
Excellent play brought home the contract. EW +750 and 12 IMPs for WBridge5. |
| Board 13 North Deals Both Vul |
♠ Q 7 ♥ Q 7 5 3 ♦ A 7 2 ♣ A K 8 7 |
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♠ 8 6 5 4 ♥ 10 6 ♦ Q 8 ♣ Q 10 9 5 3 |
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♠ J 9 ♥ J 8 4 2 ♦ K J 10 6 4 3 ♣ 2 |
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| ♠ A K 10 3 2 ♥ A K 9 ♦ 9 5 ♣ J 6 4 |
Table 1. WBridge5 NS, Jack EW
| West | North | East | South |
| Jack | WBridge5 | Jack | WBridge5 |
| 1 NT | Pass | 3 ♠ | |
| Pass | 3 NT | All Pass |
| 3 NT by North, after ♦J lead, Wbridge5 made 5 NS + 660 |
| West | North | East | South |
| WBridge5 | Jack | WBridge5 | Jack |
| 1 NT | Pass | 2 ♥ | |
| Pass | 2 ♠1 | Pass | 6 NT |
| All Pass |
| 1 denies 4 spades.
6 NT by North. Developers of Jack explain that 4NT after a transfer is qualitative with 16-17. Without 16-17, Jack just 'improvised' and 'glitch will be fixed in future. It turns out that the championship now depends on making 6NT. |
| Trick | Lead | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| 1. E | ♠ J | 2 | 6 | Q |
| 2. N | ♠ 7 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
| 3. S | ♠ A | 5 | ♦ 2 | ♦ 6 |
| 4. S | ♠ K | 8 | ♦ 7 | ♦ 3 |
| 5. S | ♠ 3 | ♣ 3 | ♥ 7 | ♦ 4 |
| 6. S | ♣ 4 | 9 | A | 2 |
| 7. N | ♣ 7 | ♥ J | 6 | 10 |
| 8. W | ♦ 8 | A | 10 | 5 |
| 9. N | ♥ 3 | 4 | K | 6 |
| 10. S | ♥ A | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 11. S | ♣ J | 5 | 8 | ♦ J |
| 12. S | ♥ 9 | ♣ Q | Q | 8 |
| 13. N | ♣ K | ♦ K | ♦ 9 | ♦ Q |
| Made 6 NS +1440
After running 5 spades, South led a low club at trick 6 and West played the 9 from ♣ Q 10 9 5 (having discarded the 3). Declarer won the ace and ducked a club revealing the winning finesse against West, and +1440. If West had played the ♣ 5 at trick 6 declarer would likely have gone wrong 14 IMPs for Jack |