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THE
PIG TRADER
PULLS OUT
THE WRONG
BID
(From
Sheffield Bridge Club Newsletter No 61, August 1990)
This
was Board 14 on Friday, 6 April. The Pig Trader was sitting East and the Bun
Terror was sitting West.
East
had dealt at Love All and the contract at all the other 16 tables was 4©
making with either one or two overtricks. 6©
by East is an excellent contract but very difficult to reach after 1©
– 1ª
– 2§,
so it needed some very special bidding by our intrepid pair to reach this slam!
W
N
E
S
Bun
Terror
Pig Trader
1©
No
1ª
No
2§/2ª
(1)
No
3§
(2)
No
3¨
(3)
No
4NT (4)
No
5§
(5)
No
5ª
(6)
No
6§
(7)
No
6©
(8)
No
No (9)
No
(1) The
Pig Trader thought that he had bid 2§
and was unaware that he had actually bid 2ª
until the very end of the auction. Meanwhile, the following farce ensued:
(2)
We’ve got a fit in both majors. There could be a slam here. I’ll ask about the
minors.
(3) Ah!
A club fit! Maybe I should pass, but I’ll just try a Fourth Suit Force to look
for 3NT.
(4) Ah!
Partner’s got a feature in diamonds! It’s time for Blackwood!
(5) Now
why has partner responded to my enquiry with his own enquiry? He cannot be
looking for slam when his 3§
bid was only a mild invitation to game. I must discourage! 5§
shows no aces and is the agreed suit anyway!
(6) No
aces, eh? I’d better stop in 5ª,
the agreed suit!
(7) Why
on earth has partner bid 5ª?
We have agreed clubs! I hope my ace is worth something!
(8) Why
on earth has partner bid 6§?
Something is very wrong here! Let’s just try hearts!
(9) Now
why has partner returned to hearts, my original suit? Ah, well, I’ve got to stop
here – there’s nowhere else to go!
After a
club lead, the Pig Trader set up the spades and was the only player to make all
13 tricks!
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