C8 BRIDGE BOTH SIDES VULNERABLE
NORTH ♠ A 9 6 5 ♥ K 4 ♦ K 5 3 2 ♣ A 7 3
WEST ♠ Q 7 ♥ J 8 7 5 ♦ 10 9 8 7 ♣ Q 10 5
EAST (D) ♠ K J 10 8 3 2 ♥ None ♦ A Q J ♣ J 9 8 4
SOUTH ♠ 4 ♥ A Q 10 9 6 3 2 ♦ 6 4 ♣ K 6 2
The bidding:
EAST SOUTH WEST 1 ♠
2 ♥ Pass Pass 3 ♥ Pass
All Pass Opening Lead — ♠ Q
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f Unlucky Louie’s money could talk, it would say good-bye. Louie blames his losses on bad luck despite all the evidence to the contrary. As today’s declarer, Louie cashed the king of trumps at Trick Two. When East threw a spade, Louie grimaced, took the A-Q of trumps and led a diamond, playing low from dummy since the bid- ding marked East with the ace. East won with the jack and led a spade. Louie ruffed and tried ducking another diamond, but East took the queen, and Louie lost a trump plus a club. “My luck,” Louie sighed. Louie wasn’t solely
unlucky. He erred by cashing the king of trumps, a vital dummy entry. Louie should instead lead a diamond. East wins and leads a spade, and Louie ruffs and ducks a dia- mond to East’s queen. When Louie ruffs the next spade, West can overruff and lead a club, but Louie wins in his hand, takes the A-K of trumps and ruffs a diamond. He draws trumps, goes to the ace of clubs and discards a club on the high king of diamonds. DAILY QUESTION You hold: ♠ A 9 6 5 ♥ K 4 ♦ K 5 3 2 ♣ A 7 3 You open one diamond, your partner bids one heart, you try one spade and he jumps to three diamonds. What do you say? ANSWER: To answer, you must know whether a jump- preference in opener’s minor suit is forcing or invitational — something every partner- ship must decide. If your partner’s three diamonds is forcing, bid 3NT. If it’s invi- tational, you might pass. He might hold 8 2, A Q 7 6, A 8 6 4, J 5 4.
— F rank Stewart © 2010, TRIBUNE MEDIA SYNDICATE
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