In a ACBL Speedball IMP tournament, I sat with the East hand, and heard my partner overcall with ONE HEART. In the spirit of Six-Four bid more, I gambled on four spades. The play was the thing.
The King of clubs was led, and to ruff clubs, I had to set up communication to hand. I chose to advance the DQ, LHO having bid diamonds as opener. He duly covered, I played a third round, east following as I ruffed to hand. Now I took my first club ruff with the deuce of trump. When I played the fourth round of diamond, East sluffed a club (which had to be from at least four, since west likely had 4 or fewer clubs). I played a third round of clubs ruffing with the trey, all following. Now I had to contend with a heart loser and a club loser and had to limit my trump losers to one. I exit with the King of hearts, west winning. When I got in, I banged out the SA and SQ, and the appearance of the SJ which lay doubleton was a balm to sore eyes. Win 6 IMPs
Yikes, i misplayed this hand and still made it. I should have known with S:AQT and C:J to exit with the plain suit card. Whoever wins this is endplayed. Nort is welcome to ruff his partner's trick and exit with anything but I must make two out of the last three tricks with S:AQT by just attempting to win cheaply.
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