A COUPLE OF JEC SLAMS - INCLUDING A GRAND SLAM - SMALL SLAM SWING

14

8 5

E

N

W

S

E

7 6 5 4 2

1C

P

NONE

9 7 4 2

2D

P

2N

P

6 4

3D

P

3N

P

A T 7

K J 3

4N

P

5C

P

A J

K 9 8 3

6N

P

P

P

A K Q J 6 5

T

T 3

A K 9 8 7

1C

P

Q 9 6 4 2

1D

P

1H

P

Q T

2D

P

3C

P

8 3

3S

P

3N

P

Q J 5 2

6N

P

P

P

20

K 9 8 5

W

N

E

S

W

K

P

1D

P

1H

P

1D

P

1H

ALL

A Q 9 7 2

P

1S

P

2C

P

1S

P

4S

A T 3

P

2D

P

2S

P

2D

P

4S

J T 6

7 3

P

3C

X

3D

P

4N

P

5S

J 9 8 7 5

T 4 2

P

3H

P

3S

P

6S

P

P

T

J 8 5 4

P

4C

P

4N

P

J 7 5 4

K Q 6 2

P

5C

P

5N

A Q 4 2

P

7S

P

P

A Q 6 3

P

K 6 3

TWO CONSECUTIVE UNLIKELY PUSHED BOARDS - BOTH PASSED OUT

20	T 4				W	N	E	S
W	K Q J 9 3				P	P	P	P
ALL	8 7
	A 6 3 2
A Q 6 3		8 7 5
A 8 4		T 7 6 2
T 6 4 3 2		A Q 9
5		K 9 4
	K J 9 2
	5
	K J 5
	Q J T 8 7
1	9 5 2				W	N	E	S
N	J T 2					P	P	P
NONE	K T 8 2				P
	K J 4
K J 6 4		Q T
Q 6 4 3		A 9 7
A 4 3		Q J 9
7 3		Q T 9 8 2
	A 8 7 3
	K 8 5
	7 6 5
	A 6 5

WHY BID STAYMAN IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO PLAY IN A KNOWN 4-4 FIT?

FINDING THE HEART FIT HERE, BUT DECIDING TO NOT PLAY IN IT COST JEC'S OPPS A LOSS OF 13 IMPS

#19	A J 9 5
D: S	Q J 8
V: E-W	Q J T 8				W	N	E	S
	8 6							P
K Q 7 2		T 8 6			1N	P	2C	P
K 7 4 3		A 6 5 2			2N	P	3N	P
7 5		A K			P	P
A K 3		J T 9 5
	4 3
	T 9
	9 6 4 3 2
	Q 7 4 2

MIKE LAWRENCE - VOL 3, PG 9-16

MIKE LAWRENCE NEWSLETTER VOL 3, JANUARY, 1989