5th October – Board 14. Love All.
Dealer East.
Sometimes no amount of
science will point you in the right direction and it’s more a case of playing
safe or going for gold.
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North:
S Q 7 6 2
H none
D A K 10 5 3
C A K 4 3
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West:
S A 10 4
H A J 10 7 5 4
D Q 9 8 4
C none
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East:
S K 9 8 5 3
H K 9 3 2
D J 2
C 9 7
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South:
S J
H Q 8 6
D 7 6
C Q J 10 8
6 5 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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3C
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3H
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6C
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????
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I
know 6C is a pure shot in the dark but even if there are two spade losers it’s
quite likely that the defence will have to cash them from the start, with huge
prospects otherwise of South pitching any losers on the diamonds. The downside
of bidding 6C is that it might just provoke East into bidding 6H which is only
one down, as declarer will know that if anyone is short in hearts it will be
North. And indeed when South shows up with seven cards in clubs, three in
hearts and two in diamonds it doesn’t take a genius to put him with a singleton
spade, and if it happens to be an honour then declarer can negotiate the suit
for no loser.
If I was north I'd bid 4H over 3H. Then my partner can show his spade control and we're in 6C.
ReplyDeleteNick M.
Well that's a nice idea as long as you can be sure that partner will cue-bid a singleton spade missing the top two cards in both minors and with a wasted queen of hearts! And if he has first round control then a 6C bid by North will do the trick anyway. No, I can't help thinking that opener would do all he could not to encourage partner with his actual hand and the fact of the matter is that 6C is cold.
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