Great Expectations


2nd March– Board 14. Love All. Dealer East.
West must have had great expectations of defeating the slam, holding as he did the king of clubs over the suit bid on his right, (I know because I did!) but as so often happens in bridge as well as life his hopes were dashed.

North:
S K J 9 6 2
H K J 8 7
D 6
C A Q 5

West:
S 10 7 5
H Q 9 5 4 3
D K 9 5 4
C K

East:
S 8
H 10 6 2
D A J 10 8 7 2
C 9 7 6

South:
S A Q 4 3
H A
D Q 3
C J 10 8 4 3 2


  West
 North
  East
  South
    
    
    No
    1C
     No
     1S
    No
    3S
     No
     4NT
    No
    5S
     No
     6S
   End



At my table South bid 4S instead of 3S but in any event North was quite justified in heading for the slam and indeed if South did hold the club king – when 4S would have been spot-on – then the slam would have been a certainty instead of a 50-50 proposition. For the scientifically minded things are much harder for N/S if East can open with a weak 2D with a subsequent barrage from West. Also South might consider 3H instead of 3S, a so-called mini-splinter showing values for 3S with a singleton heart.

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