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[Event "16 Point Slam"]
[Site ""]
[Date ""]
{
Roswell, GA Sectional, Friday afternoon session, 2/27/09
}
[Board "5"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "N"]
[Vulnerable "NS"]
[Deal "N:KQ543.T9842.A65. .Q3.K87432.QJ532 AJT7.K5.QJT9.A98 9862.AJ76..KT764"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer ""]
[Contract ""]
{You might not like North's opening bid but that's what starts things off at
the table.  East trots out Unusual Notrump at favorable vulnerability.  South
does not have Unusual Vs. Unusual in her partnership toolkit so no one else at
the table knows what 4\S is based on.  West bids 5\C, envisioning cross-ruff
possibilities.  North must think she hasn't shown all her values with her
opening bid and competes to 5\S.  (OK, maybe the club void influenced her. And
she does have first round control in both of East's suits.)  East figures the
opponents know what they are doing and with a tad extra shape takes the
sacrifice at 6\C.  South has heard enough and brings down the hammer.}
[Result ""]
{

This is how the play actually went.  Declarer probably should not play the \DK
so early to minimize the chances of an overruff. With North being void, it
didn't matter here.  

At Trick 11, if South ruffs with the \CA, West discards and has 2 high trumps. 
If South ruffs low, West overruffs and leads her last heart for dummy to ruff. 
All East can get is the \CA.

The lead of the \DA is clearly a poor choice but it plays the same even with a
different lead.  The \DA will fall in three rounds and the \DK can still be
cashed.  All it takes for the slam to make is for South to have 4 spades, the
\HK, 4 diamonds without the ace and all 3 clubs.  And of course you have to
"right-side" the hand, as you can't make six with South on opening lead.  Your
stereotypical high percentage slam!

Not a good "sacrifice" on East's part.  The opponents can't make 5\S! 
}
[BCFlags "bf"]
[Auction "N"]
1S 2NT 4S 5C
5S 6C X AP
[Play "N"]
DA D2 DQ C4
S3 C2 S7 S2
D5 DK D9 H6
D6 D3 DT C6
S4 C3 ST S6
H2 HQ HK HA
H4 H3 H5 HJ
S5 C5 SJ S8
H8 D4 DJ C7
SQ CJ SA S9
- D7 - -
