Was truly and pleasantly
surprised to receive this
amazing hand from our dear
friend Deepak Parekh for us to
enjoy the ploy.
South was hilariously funny,
irreverent, kind, a sensational
natural player, and totally
bonkers. His favourite story
against himself was the time
he rectified the count by
ducking the first trick — in
7NT! He was South, of course,
and his little ploy in the
auction not only serves to
increase the chances of
playing 5♦DBL, but also
ensures that partner leads a
club if the opponents bid on. West’s lead of the ♣A was
perhaps ill-considered, but
you can see where it’s coming
from. South ruffed and tabled
the ♥K, covered by west and
ruffed in dummy. ♣K was
cashed and another club
ruffed in hand. The ♥Q won
the next trick, a heart was
ruffed in dummy and another
club ruff and heart ruff
went well.
With eight tricks in front of
him, and ♦A10 facing ♦KJ,
three more were needed. He
exited with a spade. The
defense won and shifted to a
trump. Having won a cheap
trick with the ♦J, a high crossruff
produced the missing two
tricks.
Never refuse when you
can confuse,
distraction and delay are
always better than
obstruction!
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