Santa Clara Regional Swiss Teams with Kathy, Todd & Bobbette Thorsen
Labor Day, Monday, September 3, 1990

Bidding:
 S(me)  W    N(Kathy)  E
 1H     2D   4H        P
 4N     P    5D        P
 6H     P    P         P

Lead:
8 of Spades
                K  K  A  x
                x  T  x
                x  x  x
                   x  x
   8 x K A         x          Q x Q K
       T x                    J   J Q
       9 x                    7     J
       8 x                    x     x
       x x                          x
       x        A  A  x  x          x
       x        T  Q
                9  J
                x  9
                x  8
                   x


  This was the first hand of the day.  Looking at what I had bought
myself, I didn't like my chances.  I let the 8 come around to east's
jack and my Ace.  It seems I have a spade loser, unless the queen
jack was doubleton, but on the lead, it seems east has QJ third or
fourth.  Hmmm.  Keeping a straight, confident face, I proceeded to
play a diamond to the ace and ruff a diamond.  Then a trump to dummy,
pulling trump, and ruff another diamond.  Then I waste another trump
to get to dummy again, to ruff dummy's last diamond.  Now I exited
with my small club, eliminating both minors, to this position.


                K  K  -  -
                x  T
                   x

   - - K A                    Q - - K
       T x                    7     Q
         x                    x


                T  8  -  -
                9
                x
                x

  At the table, West won her Ace of clubs and had to give me a ruff
and sluff, me throwing dummy's losing spade away as I ruffed, giving
me the slam.  But if east won, she would have to either give me the
same ruff and sluff, or lead away from her queen of spades, giving me
a free finesse.  Making 6, which won the match.