12th October – Board 8. Love All.
Dealer West.
It was disappointing to
find only one pair bidding a small slam on the hand featured below, especially
when thirteen tricks were easily accessible in three denominations!
North:
S Q 4
H Q J 3
D K Q J 6 5 3
C A 9
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West:
S 7 3
H 8 4
D 7 4 2
C K 10 7 6 4 2
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East:
S K J 5 2
H 9 5 2
D 9 8
C Q 8 5 3
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South:
S A 10 9 8
6
H A K 10 7
6
D A 10
C J
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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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1D
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No
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1S
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No
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1NT
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No
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3H
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No
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4NT
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No
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5D
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No
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7NT
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End
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North
has a choice of rebids over 1S, with 3D and 2NT - in view of the six card suit - all being candidates.
Whatever he chooses the key is to understand that 3H must show a five-card suit
because North has surely denied four. Then it’s off to the races and although I
am not a fan of galloping Blackwood I think for once it is appropriate here.
South shows four key-cards (with hearts tacitly agreed as trumps) whereupon
North can count thirteen tricks in no-trumps, hearts or diamonds. It’s really
not so hard.
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