[aguahombre]

Ok, Kenrexford, you started it. Maybe it is time for a little humor, sharing Grosvenors that we have come across. It might be a nice break from the usual.

How about this one?

We are in 3NT, with ten outside tricks. The opening lead is a small spade.
Dummy has 9 singleton and declarer (my pard) has KJ tight.

3rd seat holds AQ5432, and decides to try unblocking the suit by playing the Queen. Partner Smoothly plays the Jack by accident. Of course, the 2 of spades is continued, and not only do the defenders fail to take their gift of four spade tricks (not more, because of blockage) but Partner sheepishly wins trick two and has rectified the count for a squeeze to make six.

[pclayton]

I hope it was a long match. You would have pwned these opponents after this play.

[kenrexford]

aguahombre, on Apr 23 2009, 12:26 PM, said:

Ok, Kenrexford, you started it. Maybe it is time for a little humor, sharing Grosvenors that we have come across.  It might be a nice break from the usual.

How about this one?

We are in 3NT, with ten outside tricks. The opening lead is a small spade.
Dummy has 9 singleton and declarer (my pard) has KJ tight.

3rd seat holds AQ5432, and decides to try unblocking the suit by playing the Queen.  Partner Smoothly plays the Jack   by accident.  Of course, the 2 of spades is continued, and not only do the defenders fail to take their gift of four spade tricks (not more, because of blockage) but Partner sheepishly wins trick two and has rectified the count for a squeeze to make six.

Beautiful!

I experienced a funny sequence at the table a few years ago, in the bidding. I had opened a bust out of turn when RHO, young Capp, was dealer. Young Capp's pay date refused the bid, and so Capp opened a white-on-red 2♠, which was likely "anything goes." I passed out of fear. Capp's partner bid 3♠, which made Capp freak out. (She actually had a clear 4♠ call had the 2♠ bid been legit, which made 3♠ look brilliant contextually, if it had been anyone else, as clearly a SERIOUS game try, hedging against something like xxxx-xxx-xxx-xxx.)

This came back to me, partner being banned. So, I believed Capp's assessment of his partner being an idiot preempter (and his clear indication that he had a mess) and bid 3NT.

In the end, 3NT had no real play. However, with a spade lead, and the ability to place every card, and one slip by Capp, I was able to double-endplay LHO for the 8th and 9th tricks to be established (twice endplaying her into leading away from KJx into dummy's Qxx and my A10x). +600!!!

[OleBerg]

A story more than 12 years old.

Maybe not a real Grosvenor, but at least it contains a forum member cheating.

My partner and I played in a strong club vs a famous/infamous pair, who played (very) HUM. On one hand my partner was declarer in 3NT with 432 in hearts facing 65 in the dummy. The opponents took ages to cash their four heart tricks, including a few technical unblocks. During the play my partner studied their system-declaration intensely, trying to get a generel overwiew of the opponents system.

After the hand a longer discussion ensued, as to whether it was unethical of my partner to study the declaration, with the aforementioned heart holding. I went to the bar for refreshments, not really expecting tempers to have cooled down when I returned.

Next hand I was declarer (spotcards inacurate):

Scoring: IMP

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Going through invitational sequence we ended in 4♠ declared by South, and doubled by RHO.

The defence started with two rounds of clubs, ruffed by South.

I was at crossroads. With thrumphs 3-2 It would be simple to draw two rounds of thrumphs, then knock out the ace of hearts. However that could backfire the -800/-1100 way, if thrumphs were 4-1. And I wasn't in the mood for another of those.

I decided to play a round of hearts first, risking a ruff if they were 5-1. I led a low heart towards dummys KJ3, and LHO made what was known as "the top player fidge", just enough to make declarer believe he had something to consider, but not enough to get any TD to rule against him.

"Relieved" (I made quite a show) I asked for the King.

It was taken by the Ace. I could now safely draw two rounds of spades. As they were 3-2, the contract rolled home.

[aguahombre]

pclayton, on Apr 23 2009, 01:11 PM, said:

I hope it was a long match. You would have pwned these opponents after this play.

Funny you should ask. That one-IMP gain did seem to rattle them, ending in a 30-ImP lead at the half ---which we gave all back, mostly when I decided our grand slam in diamonds should be played in 3NT. Exact tie in regulation (remember that one imp) We won the overtime.