2nd March– Board 14. Love All.
Dealer East.
West must have had great
expectations of defeating the slam, holding as he did the king of clubs over
the suit bid on his right, (I know because I did!) but as so often happens in
bridge as well as life his hopes were dashed.
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North:
S K J 9 6 2
H K J 8 7
D 6
C A Q 5
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West:
S 10 7 5
H Q 9 5 4 3
D K 9 5 4
C K
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East:
S 8
H 10 6 2
D A J 10 8 7 2
C 9 7 6
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South:
S A Q 4 3
H A
D Q 3
C J 10 8 4
3 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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No
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1C
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No
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1S
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No
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3S
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No
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4NT
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No
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5S
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No
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6S
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End
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At
my table South bid 4S instead of 3S but in any event North was quite justified
in heading for the slam and indeed if South did hold the club king – when 4S
would have been spot-on – then the slam would have been a certainty instead of
a 50-50 proposition. For the scientifically minded things are much harder for
N/S if East can open with a weak 2D with a subsequent barrage from West. Also
South might consider 3H instead of 3S, a so-called mini-splinter showing values
for 3S with a singleton heart.
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