4th October – Board 10: Game All. Dealer
East.
It seems to me that without
the gift of second sight 3NT should fail on the hand shown below with two many
high cards being in the wrong place.
South might rebid 2
♣ I suppose but with a stop in both doubletons I would rather go for the no-trump option. But on a diamond lead what are you going to do? The text book way of going about a hand like this is to duck the opening lead completely, win the next round perforce and then attack one of the two suits that need to be established. However whichever line you chose should end in failure with West holding both aces and five diamonds which can now be easily established. If you (mistakenly) win the first diamond, knock out either missing ace and (mistakenly) win the second diamond you will prevail however, with the diamond suit being blocked.
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