Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.twt.metro From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Sandbagging can provide a great thrill Date: Wed, 11 Nov 92 14:23:38 EST Message-ID: \SE B;METROPOLITAN;COMICS;BRIDGE \HD Sandbagging can provide a great thrill \BY Stephen Goldstein \CR THE WASHINGTON TIMES West led the five of spades. Trapping opponents can give you the biggest thrill. South sandbagged with his powerhouse, making his vulnerable opponents believe he was sacrificing instead of them on today's deal from the Washington Bridge League's National Capital sectional tournament in Silver Spring. After East opened one spade, South overcalled two hearts, biding his time. He expected more bidding because of his spade void. West bid three clubs since he had a long suit with a spade fit. North pre-empted to five hearts because of the favorable vulnerability. This was passed around to West, who bid five spades. South then reopened with six hearts, which looked every inch a sacrifice. West doubled because he didn't want his partner to bid further. West led a spade that declarer trumped. Declarer led the king of clubs, won by West's ace. West returned another spade that declarer ruffed. South ruffed a club in dummy, then led the queen of hearts, covered by East's king and won by the ace. Declarer drew the last trump, then cashed the ace and king of diamonds as West threw a club. South won his queen of diamonds, then ruffed a diamond in the dummy. He ruffed another spade back to his hand, then won the last two tricks with his red suit winners to make his doubled slam. E-W felt that they were in a forcing auction after North's five-heart bid. One of them might have doubled five hearts, which would have cost less than doubling the slam. E-W were in trouble in five spades but neither North nor South could double. North had the spade stack but no defensive strength, whereas South had an extremely offensive hand. This article is copyright 1992 The Washington Times. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM