Non Life-Master/Life Master report

The Tuesday evening Non Life-Master/Life Master Game had 45 tables. It was won by Paul Siegelman and Jack Abrahams, who had never played together before and were paired up for this event.

It was my bad luck to be playing them the last round. They bid to 6C with
10
A65
KQ1052
10874

KQ9643
--
AJ
AKQJ5

for 7.5 out of 11 matchpoints, on the auction
2C - 2D
2S - 3D
4C - 4NT
5H - 6C

and then they bid to 4S with

AQJ5
Q986542
J
J

K1043
--
AQ97652
K7

LHO had opened 1C, so the club ace was likely to be onside, and in fact Paul cross-ruffed the hand for 10 tricks and 9 of 11 matchpoints.

All entry fees were donated the ACBL's Katrina fund. And never was heard a discouraging word.

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