Put To The Test

30th October – Board 17. Love All. Dealer North.

Yet another five level decision to drive you mad, assuming of course that you are put to the test in the first place.

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

West	North	East	South
	No	No	2H
Dbl	4H	4S	No
No	???

You might open that East hand I suppose but generally speaking opening bad suits in bad hands is not a winning option if only because partner might start with a disastrous lead if the opposition end up playing the hand. Anyway South has an obvious weak 2H opener and West should double to get all suits into play. North should barrage with 4H but now East has an easy 4S bid leaving North with the final decision when that bid is passed back to him. (Note that South is not the one to sacrifice because he has declared his hand when he opens 2H.)