Unusual Results in a Rare Bridge Deal In Monday's column both Souths in a knockout match were in three no-trump. One declarer took 12 tricks and the other lost 12 tricks. This caused some e-mail traffic from readers mentioning other unusual results. Work out what is perhaps highly unusual about the diagramed deal. After West passed and North opened one diamond, East made a crazy weak jump overcall. Mel Colchamiro of Merrick, N.Y. (South), wanted to double for penalty, but it would have been negative. After passing, North, Colchamiro's ex-wife, Janet, balanced with a takeout double, which South passed, converting it into a penalty double. Many a West would have passed, letting his partner stew. And stew he would have, going down six against best defense. But West made an S O S redouble. Two spades could have been beaten by only two tricks if East overtook his diamond eight with dummy's nine when in his hand with the club ace. But South, with two eyes on the vulnerability, jumped to four hearts. West led the diamond king. Declarer won with dummy's ace, ran the heart nine, then played a club. East won with his ace and shifted to a spade. South took this in the dummy, led a club to his king, returned to dummy with a spade, discarded a diamond on the club queen, and continued with the club ten. When East ruffed, declarer overruffed and exited with his last diamond to West's queen. Each player had four cards left. East held the J-7-5-4 of hearts and South, sitting over him, had the A-K-Q-10. Whatever West led, declarer had to win the remainder and collect an overtrick. What was strange? There were several peculiarities. First, the contract was game in a suit in which an opponent had shown six cards. Second, the play ended with a suicide coup en passant. And third, weirdest of all, East never took a trump trick despite having six. Yes, all right, he could have discarded his diamond on the club ten and won the last trick with his heart jack, but he didn't! The Bridge Center of Long Island has just opened at 3678 Oceanside Road West, Suite 102, Oceanside, N.Y. It is a duplicate club and details are at bridgecenteroflongisland.com.