[BnBeever]

My week was made tonight when I made the most unlikely contract I've ever played - 6 Clubs on a 3-3 fit, missing the Jack of clubs and a cashable ace. To top it all off, 6NT won't make, and I got a joint top with only 1 other slam – 6D on the scoreslip)
Board 12
♠AQJ3
♥Q104
♦K65
♣Q107

♠43
♥2
♦AQJ10942
♣AK9

Contract: 6C by South
Lead: 8 of diamonds lead.
Play: Won with QD. Finessed JS. 7C to AC. Repeat spade finesse. Cash AS disc heart. KD ruffed by East. East played ace of hearts ruffed using K to allow entry to dummy via club finesse to draw last trump from each opponent using Q. Diamonds enjoyed.
Bidding: North: 1D (10-15) South: 2S (puppet to 2NT)
2NT (forced) 3D (1430 in D. I thought 3NT resp would now be void D)
3NT (2 KC no Q tr) 6C (in case partner had void D, & therefore 5+ C)
Pass (Trusting partner to have done something clever with his 3D bid)

Final Scoreslip:
6C = (us) 1370
6D= 1370
3NT (+3) 690
3NT (+2) 660
3NT (+2) 660
5D (+1) 620
5D (+1) 620
Last hand of the night. Nice way to finish.

[MattieShoe]

I love those hands... Sweeter making those than the perfectly bid and played hands!

I had a crazy hand where I thought we had slam, eventually bid 5♠ to indicate control of suit, and partner inexplicably passed. We had a 3-2 fit in spades. Ended up making 5 with a little help from the defenders... Spades split 4-4 and after winning 3 spade tricks, opponent won trick and led a spade, drawing last remaining spade from partner and putting the lead in the wrong hand.

Best part was the slam failed on a couple boards and we ended up with a +IMP score for the whole mess. I was so excited :-)

[Fluffy]

Lol, nice. It will get RHO thinking forever why did he ruff the diamond

[dicklont]

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North opened, EW passed all the time.
1♠ - 2♣
2♠ - 3♦
3♠ - 4NT
5♦ 0-3

Since 3 keycards is not possible I had to decide what to do.
I was planning on bidding 6♠ or 6NT but both are unmakable now, so 5♠ is is?
Partner must have values outside spades for his opening bid and I decided that 6♣ or 6♦ would have chances and bid 6♣.

This gamble did not end so well when the clubs were 5-1.
Still it was a lucky hand when at the other table 5♠ went -1 for only 3 imps loss.
My punishment for foolish optimism could have been 13 imps.