(at least four) and I pick up the following hand
(assume I'm sitting south):
Today is already our last competition. That is a pity, but reaching the top spot at least makes it an ending to remember. Not much of interest happened that evening. Most points were gained in the bidding. Usually by lousy bidding by the opponents. However, the next hand was well judged by our side.
I hear my partner open 1 (at least four) and I pick up the following hand
(assume I'm sitting south):
xxx 
KQ KQxxxx
xx
How do you continue when your right hand opponent doubles for takeout?
Probably three or four diamonds can be made. Five diamonds is probably to much. It could be even 3NT, when partner has the right hand. Therefore I started with a redouble. I don't want to defend with this hand, but when I support diamonds later it should show this kind of hand.
West bid 1, and north and east passed. I was not sure if my partner knew
what I was doing, but I just bid 2 assuming that it was highly improbable
that it would be passed out.
West continued with 2, north 3, and east
3. Finally it was time to suggest a game in notrump as I bid 3NT. Everyone
thought this was alright and passed (although not happily by the opponents). West led a heart
and I quickly wrapped up 9 tricks, as my partner tabled:
Q10x Axx Axxx
K9x
Definitely not cold on a black suit lead, but still a nice outcome as we gained 8 imps. I guess
no one found the game. A nice lesson from this hand was that the opponents were too afraid to
continue to 4 by my redouble and notrump bidding.
The next hand was also very profitable, but mostly because the opponents messed things up. I had:
AQJ8 KJ109842 x
x
A nice collection indeed. However, my left hand opponent openend 1! Partner
passed and right hand opponent bid 1NT. What would a 2 bid mean in this
position? I don't know, and I didn't want to put my partner under pressure, so I passed.
Left hand opponent also passed, and my partner kept the bidding open with a double. Right hand
opponent tried 2 and I came in with 2! (Hoping that
partner loves her void enough to pass.) Left hand opponent now made a silly double, which let
my partner off the hook and so 2 doubled became the final contract.
The contract was easily made with an overtrick as I just lost one spade, two hearts and one club. Partner had:
10xxx - AJxx
QJxxx
An easy 14 imp pickup! ;-)