The Penalty Pass

By Matt Granovetter

As you've no doubt discovered, Matt sometimes gets an award or two his way. At the World Championships in Verona he and partner Karen McCallum won the Mixed Pairs.

This comes from a recent Bridge Today Daily, which is available by subscription at www.bridgetoday.com, and it's a topic that has come up during Vugraph shows from time to time: When do you leave partner's double in for penalty? This hand comes from the World Youth Team Championship in Bangkok.

South dealer Both Vul	Nortth
	ª T984 © T765 ¨ AT § J87

	South (you)
	ª K62 © void ¨ KJ5 § AKT9642

West	North	East	South
		Pass	1§
1ª	pass	pass	3§
Dbl	Rdbl	All Pass

Opening Lead: §Q

You win the ace as East follows, Ten tricks are there, but can you make 11? After all, each overtrick is another 200 points...

Don't go anywhere. Can you make 11? In teams that's another 5-6 IMPs and can be crtical when converting to Victory Points, as they usually do in round robin situations. Find a play that you think will work and continue reading