21st April – Board 23. Game All. Dealer
South.
Sometimes the direct
approach is the best and that was certainly the case on hand 23!
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North:
S 9 8 3 2
H 10 6 5 4
D Q 8 6
C 6 2
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West:
S A 6 5 4
H Q
D A 10 5 2
C K 9 7 4
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East:
S K J 10 7
H A K J 9 7 3
D 3
C A 8
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South:
S Q
H 8 2
D K J 9 7
4
C Q J 10 5
3
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West
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North
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East
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South
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No
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1D
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No
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1H
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No
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1S
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No
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4NT
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No
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5H
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No
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6S
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End
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I
know lots of pairs fell short on this hand but it is hard to see why. 1D is the
obvious opening in my book although I can live with 1C and East does well not
to force with 2H, as this is never right with a two-suiter. After the 1S rebid
all East needs to know about are the key-cards and then it’s off to the races.
With the queen of trumps singleton thirteen tricks are a spread –
declarer-proof you might say.
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