22nd June – Board 16. East/West
Game. Dealer West.
Everyone knows you double
an opening 1NT bid for penalties holding about fifteen points or more, the
logic being that the expectation is you and partner will have the majority of
the points. Exactly the same logic though can be applied to an overcall.
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North:
S K 9 6 4 3 2
H A Q J 6
D 2
C K 7
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West:
S Q 7 5
H 10 7 2
D 10 9 8 4
C J 9 6
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East:
S A J 8
H K 9 8
D A Q J 5
5 10 8 2
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South:
S 10
H 5 4 3
D K 7 6 3
C A Q 5 4
3
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West
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North
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East
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South
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No
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1S
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1NT
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Dbl
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End
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East
can hardly be blamed for coming into the auction with 1NT but South should be
ready to pounce. He knows his side has the preponderance of the points and what
is more he has an attractive lead in a small club. A routine defence will take
this contract for 800 points with nothing but a partscore on for North/South.
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