Secondly, board 48 where Hill avoided one,
bid by Payn.
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Morton |
Ould |
ª J x x |
ª A K 10 x x |
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1ª |
© Q x x |
© A x x x |
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2¨ |
2© |
¨ A K x x |
¨ x x |
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4ª |
Pass |
§ Q J x |
§ A K |
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The final pass was after some thought but
Ould knew the partnership goes through 4th
suit with 'extras'. Payn punted 6, a fair
shot, but the Q spades and King Jack of hearts
had to be lost so only 10 tricks were available.
A 10 IMP swing on the final board. The final
margin was 8!
One amusing incident in the final set, board
43 . Against Burn and Callaghan, Morton opened
1NT weak. Ould Bid 2 spades which was alerted.
Callaghan asked what it meant and was told
it was a 2 suited slam try or other specific
game forcing hands. This was doubled,
presumably for a spade lead, and Morton obediently
rebid 2NT to allow Ould to describe his big
hand. Then to his horror, he now saw Burn's
original double card on his left! Burn had
doubled the opening 1NT! After a swift
retreat to 3 spades doubled with S K Q x,
the defence was not card perfect, and the
result, at -300, was a flat board!. This error
could have lost Hill the match.