BLACK C8
DAILY 03-09-10 MD RE C8 BLACK
C8
R KLMNO TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2010
MUTTS
PATRICKMCDONNELL
DILBERT
SCOTTADAMS
BRIDGE
BOTH SIDES VULNERABLE
NORTH (D)
a109K932
a110A52
a111QJ109
a11274
WEST EAST
a1098 a109J104
a110QJ108 a11097
a111A752 a111K8643
a112J965 a112Q108
RE
AGNES
TONYCOCHRAN
DANDROVER
BRIANBASSET
SOUTH
a109AQ765
a110K643
a111None
a112AK32
The bidding:
NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST
Pass Pass 1a109 Pass
3a109 Pass 6a109 All Pass
Opening Lead —
FRANK AN GET FUZZY
DARBYCONLEY
DERNEST
TOMTHAVES
a110Q
nlucky Louie had vis-
Uitedthetrack,where
hisluckisnobetterthanhis
luck at bridge.
“Ibetonahorseat20to
1,” Louie growled.
“How’dhedo?”
“He finished at 2:15.”
Louie tried to recoup at
today’s slam. He took the
ace of hearts and, seeking CLASSIC PEANUTS CHARLESSCHULZ PICKLES BRIANCRANE
ruffsindummy,cashedthe
top clubs, ruffed a club,
returned a heart to his king
and led his last club. When
West followed, Louie dis-
carded dummy’s last heart
instead of ruffing. But West
led a third heart, and when
dummy ruffed with the
nine, East overruffed.
Louie’s play required
friendly breaks. Could he
get better odds?
RHYMES WITH ORANGE
HILARYPRICE
MARK TRAIL
JACKELROD
IfWesthadtheA-Kof
diamonds, he would have
led a high diamond. Louie
can win the first heart in
his hand, draw trumps end-
ingindummyandleadthe
queen of diamonds, pitch-
ing a heart. West wins and
leads another heart, and
Louie takes the ace and
leads another diamond,
ruffing East’s king. Louie
then takes the top clubs,
LIO
MARKTATULLI
MOTHER GOOSE & GRIMM
MIKEPETERS
ruffs a club and discards
twolosersonthegood
diamonds.
DAILY QUESTION
You hold:
a109 8 a110 QJ108
a111 A752 a112 J965.
Your partner opens one
spade, you respond 1NT
and he bids two diamonds.
What do you say?
ANSWER: If partner had
bidtwohearts,youwould
raise to three hearts, trying
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
CHRISBROWNE
BAL
CASTELLANOS
DO
HECTORCANTU&CARLOS
for the 10-trick game. But
thoughhemayhaveextra
strength, game at diamonds
ornotrumpistoofaraway
to make an aggressive
move. At a diamond
contract, your heart honors
andjackofclubsmaybe
useless. Pass.
— Frank Stewart
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