C6
BRIDGE N-S VULNERABLE
NORTH ♠ J 5 ♥ 9 5 3 ♦ K Q 10 ♣ A J 9 8 7
WEST ♠ K 8 7 3 2 ♥ Q 10 8 2 ♦ 6 ♣ K 6 4
EAST ♠ Q 9 6 ♥ A J 6 ♦ 7 4 2 ♣ Q 5 3 2
SOUTH (D) ♠ A 10 4 ♥ K 7 4 ♦ A J 9 8 5 3 ♣ 10
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST NORTH 1 ♦ 2 ♦ 5 ♦
Pass Pass
All Pass Opening Lead — ♥ 2
at South’s hand. You open one diamond, and North responds two clubs and raises your two-diamond rebid to three. What is your action? At the other table. South
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passed three diamonds for an easy plus score. If you passed also, the deal is tied. If you bid 3NT, you play
there, and West leads a spade. You take East’s queen and return a spade, setting up the ninth trick with your ten. Well done. In real life, South bid five diamonds — a question- able call since nine tricks are usually easier than 11. If you played at five dia- monds, would you make it after West leads a heart, and East takes the ace and returns a heart?
South should win, lead a
club to the ace and return the jack, pitching his last heart. West takes the king and tries to cash a heart, and South ruffs, takes the K-Q of trumps, and leads the nine of clubs for a sec- ond ruffing finesse through East. He can set up two winners in dummy to pitch two spades. DAILY QUESTION You hold: ♠ Q 9 6 ♥ A J 6 ♦ 7 4 2 ♣ Q 5 3 2 Your partner opens one
spade, and you bid two spades. After two passes, the player at your right bal- ances with a double. What do you say? ANSWER: Your correct
call is a redouble to show maximum values for a single raise. The oppo- nents will run to a suit. If they run to clubs, you can double. If they try three of a red suit, maybe partner can double. He always has the option of competing to three spades.
— Frank Stewart © 2010, TRIBUNE MEDIA SYNDICATE
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