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Problem: West North East South
1 - Ill-advised action, not recommended This hand came up in a team-of-four knockout match, where the scoring is IMPs. East opened 1♦, at the table South chose to overcall 1♠. This is a poor call that provides an incorrect description of the South hand. If South had a better spade suit along the lines of AKJ10, AQJ9, AKQ9, the 1♠ overcall would have some merit, as the hand also contains length in the opponent suit (diamonds). Even then, overcalling is likely to make partner misjudge the auction. In any case, West made a Negative Double, and North bid 3♦, which is a "mixed raise" showing 7-9 points and 4 or more spades. East doubled this, showing a real diamond suit, given that the 1♦ could be made on a three-card suit. South was not finished bidding, and he jumped to 4♠! If it is any consolation, the Deal of the Week is a column on card play, and not bidding! South did not deserve the five trumps that dummy produced. West led the ♦J, East won this with the Ace and returned a low diamond. South rose with the King, West following with the Ten. Think about your next move before you read further. The right play is a club. Plan the play when
1. West plays the Ace and returns a club (East plays the Queen when you win with dummy's King). Click Here for the Solution / Discussion Board Bridge Baron deal No: N1991-85001-86522-95081-57347-15824 , N3588-18919-55522-94121-81676-90269 You can download this deal in PPL format, and view it with Bridge Baron here : |
