Matthew's Journal

Played bridge with claroscuro, senji, and atreic yesterday.

  	   500| 100
	    70|  30
	   800|  50
       	    50|  40
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  3Hok 	    90|      3D-1
	      |  60  3D+2 }a
  3H-1        |  90  3S+1 }
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b 3NTok    100| 
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c 4C-1        |      4Hx2-4 d
e 3NT+2    100|
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              |
          1710| 370

a: If senji and atreic had bid these contracts it'd have all been over at this point.
b: This contract was very hard work, and I spent some time expecting not to make it. Thankfully, senji had thrown a card that turned out to be vital later in the early stages.
c: Terrible split left claroscuro with no chance to make here.
d: senji and I were the only two bidding here, and he bid this on top of my somewhat risky 4D; holding xxJK in hearts, and with good points, the double was obvious. -4 doubled vulnerable is expensive...
e: After all that, a nicely fitting hand made this rather a walk in the park



I don't think the final score really reflects how close the game was. Great fun!