Bridge Deal of the Week (Apr 13 2007)

Problem:

The Auction:
West   North   East   South
                                 1♦
pass     1♥       5♣     5♥
pass     6♦       pass    pass
dbl       all pass

This week's deal took place in an online match. Fulvio Fantoni was South on this deal (rotated for convenience), partnering Jimmy Cayne. This week we step away from the usual format, and present you with all four hands, since the solution is not trivial even after looking at all four hands! It is worth noting that North's 6♦ bid is a bit ambitious, given that even 5♥ is a very difficult contract.

West leads the ♣10, you ruff East's Queen with the ♦A. You play a diamond to the 7, East discards a club. Plan the play knowing that East has 9 clubs.

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Bridge Baron deal No: N1094-72891-98111-27730-01414-28766

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