Board 9 in match 6 was interesting. 7 clubs is a good contract for EW but hard to reach after lots of pre-empting in hearts by the opps. If you’re going to be at the 6 level spades scores better.
In the match on BBO Ireland v London the Ireland EW pair (John Carroll and Mark Moran) reached 6 clubs which made with an overtrick for +1390. This was the most common score in the room. At the other table the pre-empting went a bridge too far: Nick Fitzgibbon and Adam Mesbur went for -1400 in 6H X. This is particularly cruel because of how the Lederer scoring works: the 10 point difference means London got the 2 VPs for winning the point-a-board component.
2 pairs got to 6 spades: Kieran Dyke and Ed Jones (Knottenbelt) and the Rimstedt brothers (Harris).
2 pairs bid 7 clubs: Natalie Hoff and Mike Bell (Crockfords) and Peter Bertheau and Simon Hult (Black Adders). Very well done to them.
Hoff-Bell auction:
(3H) – X – (4H) – 5C
(P) – 7C
Bertheau-Hult auction:
(3H) – X – (4H) – P
(P) – 4NT – (P) – 6C
(P) – 6S – (P) – 7C
Lederer Trophy 