Daisy Picking

11^thMay – Board 26. Game All. Dealer East.

Most of the time a direct approach will get the job done with a minimum of fuss and I think that should have applied to the featured hand.

	North: S A Q J 10 5 3 H J 3 2 D 2 C A 9 7
West: S 6 4 2 H Q 10 5 D A 7 5 C K 8 4 3		East: S K 8 H 9 D K Q 10 9 8 4 C Q 6 5 2
	South: S 9 7 H A K 8 7 6 4 D J 6 3 C J 10

West	North	East	South
		1D	1H
1NT	4H	End

South has an easy overcall and West will bid 1NT but what about North? I’m a firm believer in bidding what you think partner wants to hear and although there could be a case made for bidding all sorts of things with that North hand in my view it is better to give away as little information as possible and bid to the most obvious game. It may look as though there is a loser in every suit but that is not the case. If the defence attack clubs declarer can take two finesses in that suit and pitch a spade from hand while if the defence attacks spades the club loser will vanish. However if played in spades there is a loser in every suit.