SATURDAY, JULY 31, 2010 BRIDGE BOTH SIDES VULNERABLE
NORTH (D) ♠ K Q 2 ♥ A K J ♦ A 8 5 3 ♣ 8 7 4
WEST ♠ A 8 7 6 ♥ 9 6 3 ♦ 10 6 ♣ K Q J 2
SOUTH ♠ J 10 9 5 3 ♥ Q 10 7 4 ♦ K Q ♣ 9 6
The bidding: NORTH EAST
1 NT 2 ♦ 4 ♠
A Pass All Pass Opening Lead — ♣ K
n optimist looks through one end of the tele- scope, a pessimist through the other end. Winning bridge players are realists. Playing at four spades,
South ruffed the third club and led a trump. When dummy’s king won, he led the queen next. West played low again,
and South had problems. If he led a third trump, West would win and force South to ruff another club with his last trump, and West would still have a trump. So South took the K-Q of diamonds and three heart tricks and then tried to cash the ace of dia- monds. Alas, West ruffed and scored his ace of trumps. Down one. South’s play wasn’t real- istic. If West had six cards in the red suits, he had no more clubs, so South could succeed by forcing out the ace of trumps. But after the king of trumps wins, South does best to lead a low trump to his jack. If West ducks, South continues with the K-Q of dia- monds and A-K-Q of hearts. He then leads his last heart, and West can get only his ace of trumps.
DAILY QUESTION You hold: ♠ J 10 9 5 3 ♥ Q 10 7 4 ♦ K Q ♣ 9 6
Dealer, at your left, opens one heart. Your partner doubles, and the next player bids two hearts. What do you say?
ANSWER: You shouldn’t consider a penalty double (and in many partnerships a double wouldn’t be for penalty anyway). The issue is how many spades to bid. Since your queen of hearts is wasted for offense, bid two spades. If you had J 10 9 5 3, 10 7 4 2, A K, 9 6, you’d jump to three spades to invite game.
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