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Wrong declarer
PM wrote:
We had an odd thing happen at our every Saturday afternoon bridge game. This has never happened before in my 40 years of playing bridge. I was dealer playing North and bid 1 heart, the other team passed all the way through, so I won't mention their bids. This is how it went.
N S
1H 1NT
2S 3S
All pass
The other team asked who is declarer and I said it was me. My partner said he started spades and he is declarer. I said OK and left the room to get some drinks. I realized after a few minutes that I started spades and should be playing the hand. I thought it best to let it play out and then tell them that the wrong partner played the hand. He made the bid and I then explained the bidding and they all agreed that the wrong person played the hand. After a few minutes of discussion, we decided that since the hand played out, it should stand. If I had brought it up during the play, the hand would be stopped and there would be a new deal. OK, after this long question, what is the rule if the wrong partner plays the hand? Thanks for any help with this.
Fight for the extra trick
Today’s hand was submitted in the past by Australian expert Tim Bourke. Consider the bidding and play.
Dealer South, NS vul.
NORTH
♠ T6
♥ J62
♦ QJ5
♣ K9653
WEST EAST
♠ AQJ87 ♠ 9532
♥ 5 ♥ QT9
♦ T983 ♦ K76
♣ Q87 ♣ JT2
SOUTH
♠ K4
♥ AK8743
♦ A42
♣ A4
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH
1H
1S 2H 2S 4H
All pass
Limited losers
Today’s hand comes from the final round of the 2008 South West Pacific Teams Championship, held in Canberra each year. It was a wild hand with some auctions to match.
Dealer South, NS vul.
NORTH
♠ 843
♥ AQ76
♦ J4
♣ QJ94
WEST EAST
♠ 2 ♠ 965
♥ T98542 ♥ KJ
♦ 3 ♦ 9865
♣ A8752 ♣ KT63
SOUTH
♠ AKQJT7
♥ 3
♦ AKQT72
♣ —
How good a hand is South’s?
After partner doubles their 4S opening?
LS asked: If the opponent to my left opens 4S, and my partner doubles, is it wrong for me to pass if I feel we can set them and I don't have a major or 5 card minor?
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