20th January – Board 8: Love All. Dealer West.
I think that West hand is just about worth a strong two-bid and if you are playing weak two’s then I suppose the bidding would have to go along the following lines:
West
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North
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East
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South
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2C
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No
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2D
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No
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2H
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No
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3C
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No
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3H
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No
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3NT
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End
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It is nearly always right to relay with 2D after partner has opened 2C just so the bidding can stay low, and once East has rejected the heart game there is no reason why West should insist upon it. If West only opens 1H then he can rebid 3H – game forcing after a two-level response – and again East would sign off in 3NT. Whatever suit South chooses to lead the game is trivial to make, but now just suppose you have ended up in 4H, which looks to be an easy game until the awful trump break comes to light. Certainly 4H is always defeated on a diamond or spade lead but just suppose North leads his singleton club. Amazingly the contract can now always be made with the loss of just three trump tricks. Maybe as a sort of homework you can figure out why!
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