Feature Showing

18^thMay – Board 4. Game All. Dealer West.

Good partnership understanding should lead to a sensible result on the hand shown below with a good game being bid on minimum values.

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

West	North	East	South
No	No	No	1C
No	1H	No	3C
No	3S	No	4H
End

3S by North is feature showing and not necessarily a suit, for the simple reason that South has denied having as many as four spades. Of course these days one is seldom given an easy ride and it wouldn’t be wrong for East to double at his second turn showing spades and diamonds. West would be charmed of course and have an easy sacrifice in 4S (which is only one down) but whether he would be inclined to bid 5S over a retreat to 5C by N/S is more speculative.