3rd November – Board 10. Game All. Dealer
East.
It is very rare these days
to let anyone play quietly in a two-level contract without putting up some sort
of fight, as the hand below testifies.
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North:
S 5 4
H Q J 10 8 2
D Q 8 2
C A 8 4
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West:
S A J 9 7 6
H 6 5
D J 4 3
C K 9 2
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East:
S K 10 8 2
H A K
D 9 7 6 5
C 10 7 3
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South:
S Q 3
H 9 7 4 3
D A K 10
C Q J 6 5
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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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1NT
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No
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2D
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No
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2H
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No
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No
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Dbl
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No
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2S
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End
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Once
North has shown a weak hand by his pass of 2H East should realise that the
points are more or less evenly spread and breathe life back into the auction by
balancing with a double. West would be happy to bid 2S and eight tricks are an
easy make. Of course South – with his four-card heart support - might bid 3H but this fails by a
trick and a positive score (2H) has been converted into a negative one.
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