Centre Island Pairs Final Board Three

Board 3 South Deals E-W Vul	♠ 8 6 5 3 ♥ J 10 8 ♦ K 5 4 2 ♣ 5 2		W N E S 1♦1 1♠ P 2♣ P 2♥ P 4♥ P P P 10-15 unbalanced, 2 or 3 suited
♠ A K Q J 2 ♥ 9 6 5 4 2 ♦ 10 3 ♣ 10	N  W E S	♠ 4 ♥ A Q 7 3 ♦ A 7 ♣ K J 8 7 4 3
	♠ 10 9 7 ♥ K ♦ Q J 9 8 6 ♣ A Q 9 6

4 ♥ by West

James Li (west) earnt a top with good card reading in the first round of the Centre Island Pairs final. After a club lead to south's queen. The ♦Q was returned. Assuming this is not a false card it locates the ♥K with south for an opening bid. Therefore Li played the ♥A dropping the offside king and earning all of the matchpoints to kickstart his partnership's day on the way to winning the 2009 Centre Island Pairs.