Alarms and Discussions (revisited)

by Barry Rigal

Anything you can do, I can do better, said Bobby Levin.

Board 19. Dealer South. E/W Vul.
	♠ Q J 8 5 4 3 2 ♥ 2 ♦ K 7 2 ♣ 8 3
♠ A 7 6 ♥ Q 9 7 5 ♦ 10 ♣ Q 10 9 7 2		♠ 9 ♥ K 10 4 3 ♦ 6 5 4 3 ♣ A K 5 4
	♠ K 10 ♥ A J 8 6 ♦ A Q J 9 8 ♣ J 6

West	North	East	South
			1♦
Pass	1♠	Dble	1NT(i)
2♠(ii)	2♠	3♥	3♠
4♣	4♠	Pass	Pass
Dble	All Pass

(i) 15-17

(ii) Good raise to 2♥

When we saw the board reported before, 4♠ went down after a top club lead from East following West's ♣Q as an alarm-clock. Levin as East worked out on lead that partner's double was probably based on a ruff, so he led a low diamond to trick one! Steve Weinstein took the ♠A at trick two and led a club to the ♣K for a diamond ruff, and a club to the ♣A for a second ruff; +300 on a deal where it would not have been so hard to let through game.