All the Brothers were Valiente by Mark Horton and Fernando Lema

7th European Open Championships

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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

	10 9 8  A 6 5 4    K 10 8 2            A 2
A J 4 2               K Q 3  7 5  J 9 7 6		7 6 3  10 9 7  A J 9 4 3            10 5
	K Q 5   J 8 2  Q 6    K Q 6 4 3

The Auction:

Weste	North	East	South
Grossack	Haga	Grossack	Baardsen
1	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.

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