Citta di Milano Tournament by Alejandro Bianchedi

Hi All 😆 

My first tournament with Lavazza team: Citta di Milano. Luckily all well and I’m playing calm.

 

I have a couple of cute hands to share with you:

K 8 x x 9 x x K x x 9 x x x x Q 10 x Q 10 7 x A Q 10 x   x x x A x x x x 9 x x x x   A Q J x K J A J 8 x K J x

Bianchedi		Duboin
2NT		3NT

The lead was a little diamond.

I won the lead with the J and played: A, Q y J overtaking the valet with dummy’s K after watching West pitching  a club. I continued with a club to my J. West won the trick with the Q and exit his hand with the Q. I took the trick with dummy’s K, to continue with another club to my K, West won with the A, played the 10 and continued with the Q. East played a little heart, so I won with the K. This was the 4 cards end position:

 

Now I played my last spade, and West was squeezed. He chose to pitch a heart. I continued with the A,and the J, watching West play the 10…I claimed…the 9 or the J was my ninth trick.

If when West played the Q, East playes his A and returns a heart, I have another squezze position, playing to dummy’s 8.

Another hand:

A Q 9 x x x Q J 10 x x 9 x x x x x K J 10 x x x x K x   A J x x x x x x x A 10 8 x   K Q 9 x x x x A K Q J x x x

Bianchedi		Bocchi
1		2
3		3
3NT

Lead: A little diamond

I won the lead with the A, thinking I was going to be several tricks down….jejeje. I played my Q, West won with his K and exit his hand playing a heart. I call for dummy’s Q and…my trick!!.

 

I continue with the A, pitching the K. Now I could run all dummy’s diamonds and play a club for 9 tricks… 😆

 

Let me tell you that I could play with Agustin Madala a couple of matches, it was fun … as always he produced several situations;-). If I have time I will comment you some more hands later…

Alejandro