Embarrassed by Odds East Plays Merrimac Coup in Bridge
In a no trump deal East defends with a heart ace and spade shift to king to cut declarer's diamonds. The play yields only two tricks per suit and ends down one. The tactic is dubbed the Merrimac Coup, named after the 1898 sunk coal carrier in Santiago Harbor.
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