TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2010 BRIDGE BOTH SIDES VULNERABLE
NORTH ♠ A K 6 2 ♥ 7 3 ♦ 5 2 ♣ 10 9 8 3 2
WEST ♠ 10 5 4 ♥ J 8 ♦ Q 10 9 8 6 ♣ J 7 6
SOUTH (D) ♠ 7 3 ♥ A K 5 2 ♦ A K J 3 ♣ A Q 5
The bidding:
SOUTH WEST NORTH 2 NT Pass 3 ♣
EAST Pass
3 ♥ Pass 3 NT All Pass Opening Lead — ♦ 10
growled. “If he were a window washer, he’d step back to admire his work.” Cy was talking about Harlow the Halo, my club’s luckiest player, whose errors never cost. Harlow was declarer at 3NT, and Cy, West, led the ten of dia- monds. Harlow won with the jack, led a spade to dummy, returned a club to his queen, took the ace and led a third club.
“T “I won and led a spade,”
Cy said. “The Halo claimed 11 tricks — four clubs, three diamonds, two hearts and two spades — and indulged in some admiring comments about his own play.” Despite the result, there
was little to admire in South’s play. If West had held K-J-7 of clubs, South would have lost a cold game; West would win the first club and lead a spade, killing dum- my’s entry to the clubs. South should take the ace of clubs at Trick Two and con- tinue with the queen. Since dummy retains two high spades as entries, South can set up and cash the long clubs, assuring the contract. DAILY QUESTION You hold: ♠ A K 6 2 ♥ 7 3 ♦ 5 2 ♣ 10 9 8 3 2 Your partner opens one
heart, you respond one spade and he bids two dia- monds. The opponents pass. What do you say? ANSWER: Your partner holds at least five hearts but may have only four dia- monds, hence return to two hearts. He can expect no better heart support since you didn’t raise directly. A bid of two spades would suggest a six-card suit; a bid of three clubs or 2NT would promise more strength.
— F rank Stewart © 2010, TRIBUNE MEDIA SYNDICATE
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