SWEET GRAND
Dlr: North Vul: North-South North A K 7 6 3 K 7 5 J 10 Q 10 3 South 10 2 A Q J 10 9 6 - A K 9 8 4 [...]
AVOIDING THE 4-4 FIT AND THEN PLAYING LIKE GOD
Dlr: South Vul: E-W Scoring: IMPs North K 9 5 4 K 9 3 Q J 2 A 8 7 South A 6 3 2 Q 6 A K 10 9 8 7 5 [...]
Bridge Hand Review: Dealer: North, Vulnerable: Both
This deal was submitted by Dave Smith who was playing with Kate. Here are his observations about a hand where declarer (Kate) took full advantage of an error by the [...]
Squeeze? I Don’t Think So!
The following hand was sent to us as an offensive gem - declarer made all 13 tricks on a squeeze. However, the deal is far more interesting from a defensive [...]
Strange Double Self-Destructs
West discovered on this deal that powerful trumps and some outside strength often are not enough to defeat a one-level contract. The bidding is strange, but it is presented exactly [...]
Wild and Woolly
Here's a strange deal, submitted by Richard Carter. All four players had a solid suit with no other high cards. As you might expect, the results were wild and woolly. [...]
A Fine Selection of Diamonds
Morkork saw the possible problem right from the start and managed to bring home his doubled contract for a gain of 11.83 IMPs. Dlr: West Vul: None Scoring: IMPs North J 5 2 A [...]
95 and Still Going Strong
Henry Brylawski (spadejac) is still going strong even though he is 95 years old. He often plays as many as 60 hands a week on OKbridge. He likes to bid, [...]
Optimism Pays Off
The following hand was reported to me by Bob Clemens and Lorne Russell. Dlr: South Vul: None Scoring: IMPs North A 10 4 3 K A 6 5 3 Q 5 4 2 [...]
Morton’s Fork Coup
David Woulds (eysbukit) found a rare Morton's Fork Coup on this recent deal. This coup is a line of play where you give an opponent a Hobson's Choice - no [...]