SATURDAY, AUGUST 21, 2010 BRIDGE N-S VULNERABLE
NORTH ♠ A K J 3 ♥ J 4 ♦ A K 6 3 ♣ 9 4 2
WEST (D) ♠ 8 6 ♥ K Q 10 9 6 2 ♦ 8 5 ♣ J 10 8
SOUTH ♠ 9 7 4 ♥ A 8 3 ♦ 7 4 ♣ A Q 7 6 3
The bidding:
WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH 2 ♥
Dbl Pass
Pass 3 NT All Pass Opening Lead — ♥ K
empt, for instance, I want my partner to know what I have. But many players pay little heed to the textbook requirements. In today’s deal, West’s two-heart bid was “weak.” Against 3NT, he led the king of hearts and then the queen. South ducked. West next led the deuce, his lowest heart to suggest strength in the low-ranking suit, and East promptly dis- carded ... his king of clubs! South could no longer set up his clubs without letting West get in, and he had to end-play East to go down only one. “Why duck the second
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heart when his bid showed a six-card suit?” North grum- bled. “Win the second heart, lead a spade to dummy and return a club to your queen. Go back with a diamond, lead a second club and let East’s king win.” I suspect South refused the second heart because he feared West might have opened two hearts with a five-card suit. A loose style often loses in the auction but can create a gain in the play. DAILY QUESTION You hold: ♠ A K J 3 ♥ J 4 ♦ A K 6 3 ♣ 9 4 2 Your partner opens one
heart, you bid one spade and he jumps to three hearts. What do you say? ANSWER: Partner has 15
to 17 high-card points and a six-card suit. You almost surely have a slam. You have two approaches: One is to leap straight to six hearts, giving the opening leader no help. I’d judge that a grand slam is possible — partner might hold Q 2, A K Q 8 6 3, 7 5, A 7 6 — so I’d go slowly, starting with a bid of four diamonds.
— F rank Stewart © 2010, TRIBUNE MEDIA SYNDICATE
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