11th September – Board 14. Love All. Dealer
East.
Nobody bid to the good slam
on the hand shown below probably because there might have been some doubt as to
whether a particular bid was forcing or not. In fact the auction should run
like clockwork.
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North:
S 9 8 5
H 6 5 4 3
D 8 7
C 10 8 4 3
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West:
S Q 10 7 6 3 2
H Q
D K Q 5
C A Q 9
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East:
S A J 4
H A J 10 8 7 2
D A 6
C J 6
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South:
S K
H K 9
D J 10 9 4
3 2
C K 7 5 2
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West
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North
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East
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South
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1H
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No
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1S
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No
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3H
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No
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3S
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No
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4D
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No
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4NT
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No
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5C
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No
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6S
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End
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With
the good spade support East is fully justified in rebidding 3H, not forcing of
course after a one-level response but encouraging nevertheless. West should be
charmed and immediately think in terms of a slam and should start the search by
rebidding his own suit which most definitely is forcing (because otherwise he
would just pass 3H or raise to game.) 4D then becomes a cue-bid in support of
spades – for what else could it possible mean? – leaving West to wheel out the
Old Black. The response shows a key-card is missing but enough to make 6S a
good bet and any reasonable line of play will gather in at least twelve tricks.
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