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EBU Summer
Seniors
congress at
Eastbourne -
Swiss Pairs
THREE Hertfordshire bridge players were in the team which won the Swiss teams at the EBU Summer Seniors congress at Eastbourne. Top of the field of about 100 teams was Roger Edmonds and David Stimson, playing with Dave Dickson and his London partner Mike Hill. David, who plays at Hemel Hempstead Bridge Club, said: "The pair that Roger and I were originally going to partner couldn't make it, but before we started playing in the pairs, Dave Dickson and Mike suggested we joined them. "That turned out to be a good choice ! "We were on Table One for the last four rounds, but near the end we thought we'd blown it." He'll East/West vulnerable
7
A J 8 5
J 10 6
3
A K 9 2
Q 10
A J 6
5 4
K 9 4
3
Q 10 7 6
2
K 8 4 2
-
10 6 3
Q J 7
K
9 8 3 2
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A
Q 9 7 5
8 5 4
With Roger and David East/West, the bidding went
N E
S
W
1D
2D* 3D
4H
*=Michaels
showing at
least 5-5 in
majors
P
p
5D
Dbl
p
p
pit when
On a heart lead and a cross-ruff, Declarer came to 11 tricks - two aces, two kings and seven trumps. David continues: "We went back to the table, apologised, and said the score - 'same' said our partners, flat board! "We never looked back." |