WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2010 BRIDGE N-S VULNERABLE
NORTH (D) ♠ Q 6 ♥ A K J 9 6 ♦ A 6 4 ♣ A 7 2
WEST ♠ A 9 5 2 ♥ 8 7 5 2 ♦ Q 3 ♣ 10 6 3
SOUTH ♠ J 8 ♥ 10 3 ♦ K J 10 5 2 ♣ Q J 8 4
The bidding: NORTH EAST
1 ♥ Pass
SOUTH 1 NT
WEST Pass
2 NT Pass 3 NT All Pass Opening Lead — ♠ 2
FRANK AND ERNEST
o you mind your p’s and q’s? The expres- sion (I’m told) arose from the pints and quarts served at pubs. Patrons were asked to limit their intake — mind their p’s and q’s — to avoid rowdy behavior.
D Nobody was on good
behavior after today’s deal. Against 3NT West led the deuce of spades, and the defense looked ready to pre- vail, but when dummy played low, East put in the ten. South won gratefully but next led a diamond to the ace and back to his jack. West won and led the ace and a low spade, and the result was down one after all. Nobody was happy, least
of all West and North, and there were some intemper- ate comments. “Put up your king of spades,” West thundered at East. “If declarer’s spades were A-x, he’d have tried playing the queen.” “They gave you the contract and you gave it back,” North blustered at his partner. “Take the A-K of diamonds. If the queen didn’t fall, you could finesse in hearts.” Sometimes it takes an
effort to mind your p’s and q’s. DAILY QUESTION You hold: ♠ Q 6 ♥ A K J 9 6 ♦ A 6 4 ♣ A 7 2 You open one heart, your
partner bids one spade, you jump to 2NT and he tries three diamonds. The oppo- nents pass. What do you say?
ANSWER: Partner’s three diamonds is forcing; he seems to have doubts about notrump. Since you have only one club stopper, to insist on 3NT would be wrong, nor is your spade support good enough to try three spades. Bid three hearts to show a strong five-card suit.
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