Countdown to Gold LM

[Klaymen]

Took 1st in section, 3rd overall in charity game today

28.32
26.22

Plus I need to run up some posts to get to 10K on this board

[Klaymen]

+19.9 IMPs playing w/tobyawhite, 1st in section (on BBO)

26.22
25.38

[Klaymen]

+15.6 IMPs playing w/tobyawhite, 3rd in section

25.38
24.89

[Klaymen]

+7.8 IMPs playing w/dulces ($0), 3rd in section

24.89
24.42

I open the auction 1D [1S] X [XX] 2H [2S] 4H [P] P [4S] X All pass
the spade bidder has a weak 2 bid with a void, redoubling partner has nothing worth saying.

They go down 1100, we can't even make 4H and we certainly belong there. +15IMPs

But on the second I pass with a ratty 11 count. The auction goes 1D by LHO, 4C by partner, all pass. A good 14-count with 6 clubs, and we make 6 and lose IMPs.

Dulces: "I only needed a little bit from you partner, so you could bid 5 with your hand"
Falco: "But 4 is weak"
Dulces: "Not to me it isn't"

[Klaymen]

27.9 IMPs playing w/tobyawhite, 2nd in section

24.42
23.79

The last hand of the night goes [1NT] 2D (D+maj) [3C]

I have xxx x AKxx T9xxx

The hand sounds very conducive to a cross ruff so I raise to 3D and the auction continues 4C 5C which I double.

My K lead is ruffed but the guy with the long trumps has had them shortened. Then partner shows up with a trump on the first trick! (i.e. declarer started with 4 and I see 3 in dummy). This is a nasty surprise to declarer, and he ends up going -500 when 4 is cold. 3 was stayman - of course!

[Klaymen]

64.08% robot game, 3rd in section

23.79
23.28

[Klaymen]

56.72% robot game, 12th in section

23.28
23.07

Got a slight streak going, 9/9 in ACBL tourneys

[Klaymen]

55.92% robot game, 7th in section

23.07
22.78

[Klaymen]

68.05% robot game, 3rd in section

22.78
22.27

[Klaymen]

73.92% MPs playing w/terri46 ($0), 2nd overall

22.27
21.14

Partner is playing 6



Tx
ATxxxxx
K
Axx

AKQ98x
Jx
AQxx
x

1 2 3 4 4NT 5 6.
Getting to the slam was worth 92% alone, but it took some doing by our opponents to give us 100%.

LHO led the 8 (from K8xx mind you). Partner made the expected play: A, K, ruff, ruff, draw trump, run diamonds, run spades.

On the run of the spades each opponent came down to Q K & K Q and partner dropped both honors with the ace and won the last heart.