Dealer: South
Opening Lead:Â Â 10 | “I heard you and Charlotte are renewing your wedding vows tomorrow,” Cy the Cynic said to me.I nodded. “It’s the 42nd anniversary of our first date.” “If it were up to me,” Cy said, “that sort of thing would be more than ceremonial. Marriage licenses should expire like driver’s licenses.” Cy is no fan of matrimony. As today’s declarer, he blanched when he saw dummy’s trumps. A doubleton K-Q reminds him of marriage, and he always misplays. Cy took the ace of diamonds, drew trumps and led a heart to dummy’s jack. East won and returned a diamond. The Cynic won, took the ace of hearts and ruffed a heart. When the queen didn’t fall, he tried a club to the queen, and the slam expired. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SURE THING Cy had an almost sure thing. He must take the A-K of diamonds, ruff a diamond high, cash the K-Q of trumps and ruff the last diamond high. He draws trumps and leads a heart to the jack.East wins but must return a heart or a club, and Cy gets a free finesse and his 12th trick.DAILY QUESTION You hold: ANSWER Copyright © 2015, Tribune Media Services |
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