7th European Open Championships
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![Fernando Lema](http://csbnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/FernandoLema-231x300.jpg)
On this deal from the Marit Sveaas Pairs, it was not uncommon to see N/S bid a game (and sometimes make it). The American brothers, Adam and Zach Grossack made a mockery of that with the EW cards:
Board 24. Dealer West. None Vul
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The Auction:
Weste | North | East | South |
Grossack | Haga | Grossack | Baardsen |
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Pass | 1![]() |
Pass |
1NT | End |
Lead: 10
North led the ten of spades and declarer took South’s queen with the A and played a club to the
10 and
Q.
After cashing the king of spades South played a third round of the suit and declarer won and played a diamond, ducking when North went in with the K.
When North returned the 2 declarer went up with dummy’s ace and played the
7 to the
Q and
A.
When North returned a heart declarer took South’s 9 with the
K, cashed the master spade, crossed to dummy with a heart and exited with a club, forcing North to lead into dummy’s diamond tenace.
+120 was worth 110/10, helping the brothers into eight place at the end of the second session.