Awfully Tempting

1^st August – Board 11: Love All. Dealer South.

Vulnerability of course plays an awfully big part when we make our bidding decisions but sometimes it is hard to keep a level head.

	North: S 10 6 5 H none D A J 7 4 C A J 9 7 6 3
West: S Q J 3 H A Q 10 7 5 D 8 C Q 10 8 4		East: S 8 H J 8 4 3 2 D K Q 9 6 3 C 5 2
	South: S A K 9 7 4 2 H K 9 6 D 10 5 2 C K

West	North	East	South
	No	No	1S
2H	Dbl	4H	4S
End

West is just about worth an overcall and North should really double to show a hand that wants to bid but has, by inference, interest in the minors. 3C is too unilateral and is game forcing to boot while 2S is too feeble. East obviously will barrage with 4H – bidding to the total number of trumps – and I daresay South will be happy to have an easy bid of 4S. Which ideally is where matters should rest. But I have a sneaking suspicion that I would have one more go on that East hand, a mistake if they double at equal vulnerability where best defence collects 500, but it could push North into bidding 5S. Eleven tricks are there as it happens but sometimes accidents do happen….