CAYNE TEAM TAKING IT ON THE CHIN – LOSING FIRST QUARTER 38-0

#1 GAME SLAM SWING -- Systemic quirk wrong-sides the contract for Cayne

AQJ975 AKJ754 – K: 43 QT83 AQ83 J52

2C P 2H (ONE ACE OR TWO KINGS) P

2S P 2N (FORCING) P

3H P 4H P

4S P 5D P

5H PASS OUT

SMALL CLUB LEAD – MAKING 5, +450

2C P 2D P

2S P 2N P

3H P 4D P

6H P P P

SMALL DIAMOND LEAD FROM EAST – MAKING 6, -980 LOSE (11) IMIPS

BOARD 2 – PUSH BOARD – BOTH IDIOTS BID TO 4S RESPONDING WITH A RAT 4-COUNT

AQT83 Q AQT4 KJ6 J95 KJ9542 53 74

1S 1N

2D 2S

3C 3S SMALL SPADE LED, 3S -2 = -100

1S 1N

2N 3C

3D 4S STIFF HEART ACE LED, 4S -2 = -100    PUSH BOARD

REALLY NOW, MUST WE RESPOND TO A ONE SPADE BID WITH A RAT FOUR COUNT?

BOARD #3

                   8 T4 KQJT95 9853

Q6 KQJ9 863 AQT2             AJ542 8753 A74    7

                    KT973 A62 2 KJ64

1D    1S    P    1N                P    1D    1S    PASSED OUT

P       P     P     X

RESULT -2 = (300)                RESULT -2 = (100)        lose FIVE IMPS (5)

#4 PUSH BOARD ON A GOOD BALANCING SEAT PASS OUT AUCTION

1C     P     P     1S                           1C     P     P     X

P      2D    PASSED                       P     1D     P    1S

                                                        P      2H    PASSED OUT

2D MAKING 4 +130                   2H MAKING 3 -140                       PUSH BOARD