Impossible


16th March– Board 24. Love All. Dealer West.
Bridge is such a wonderful game because sometimes there is no answer no matter how good you are. You could be a World Champion and still come unstuck on the featured hand.

North:
S 8 5
H Q 9 6 4
D Q 4 3 2
C A J 4

West:
S A 9 6 3
H A K 8 3
D 10 8 6
C 9 7

East:
S K Q
H 10 7 5
D A K J 9 7
C Q 5 2

South:
S J 10 7 4 2
H J 2
D 5
C K 10 8 6 3


  West
 North
  East
  South
     No
     No
     1D
    No
     1H
     No
     1NT
    No
     3NT
    End
    



In most parts of the world where they play a strong no-trump throughout, East would open just that, West would bid Stayman, East would deny and West would bid game. And East would go down! Despite the combined point count game is not a good bet but everyone would reach it. (Actually those saucy enough to play a mini no-trump would play in game from the West side and would make it easily as a club is just about the last suit North would lead.) I also see that 4H can be made, although you would have to be dead clever to do that.

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