Good eggnog

It was precocious successful the evening and this was the past rubber astatine the nine for the night. Celebrating the vacation season, South had been enjoying the club’s fantabulous eggnog, with immoderate particularly bully “nog” successful it. He picked up the beauteous South manus successful today’s woody and excitedly opened 2 clubs. South got a small excessively excited erstwhile North leap raised his suit, forgetting for the infinitesimal that the jump, portion promising astatine slightest 3 spades, besides denied holding an ace oregon a king. South should person settled for game, arsenic adjacent uncovering the queen of hearts successful dummy would lone guarantee him of 10 tricks. Full of the joys, not to notation the ovum nog, helium leaped bravely to slam.

Dummy had immoderate utile features and determination was a play for the slam. Should East person king doubleton of spades, and astatine slightest 3 hearts, South could marque it. A bosom ruff, a trump finesse, the ace of trumps, and different bosom ruff would springiness him 12 tricks. He won the opening nine lead, cashed the ace and king of hearts, and ruffed a heart. He led a spade to his queen, winning the trick, but was alarmed erstwhile West discarded. He present needed East to person the past heart, truthful helium could ruff successful dummy, without being over-ruffed, and past usage that introduction for different trump finesse. South led his past bosom and was disappointed to spot the 10 from West. Rather than ruffing, however, helium discarded a diamond from dummy. Bingo! He ruffed the nine continuation, ruffed a diamond successful dummy, and repeated the spade finesse for 12 tricks. Well done.