Trusting Partner



27th March – Board 6: East/West Game. Dealer East.
Disappointingly no pair managed to reach the excellent grand slam on the hand shown but as long as you trust partner – sometimes a big ask! – it really should not have been too difficult.


North:
S 10 8 6 4 3
H Q 8 7 2
D 10 9
C K 7

West:
S A K J
H K 3
D A 7 6 5 4 3
C 6 4

East:
S 5
H A J 10 6 4
D K Q J 2
C A 9 3

South:
S Q 9 7 2
H 9 5
D 8
C Q J 10 8 5 2


  West
 North
  East
  South

    
    1H
    No
     2D
    No
    3S
    No
     4S
    No
    5C
    No
     5H
    No
    7D
   End

3S is a splinter agreeing diamonds and is game forcing and 4S and 5C show first round controls. 5H shows second round control and is clearly looking for the grand because his side are already committed to playing in at least 6D. Now East with his fantastic trump support and the ace of hearts, which as yet he hasn’t shown, can hardly do less than bid the grand. On a neutral lead declarer should set up the fifth heart in dummy for a club discard.

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