 8 6 4
 4
 J 8 6 5 4
 A Q 6 4 |
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| K Q J 7
10 8 5 2
Q
J 9 8 3 |
A 10 9 3 2
9 3
K 10 9
10 5 2 |
|
| 5
A K Q J 7
A 7 3 2
K 5 |
| West | North | East | South |
| 1 |
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| Pass | 1NT | Pass | 3 |
| Pass | 5 |
Pass | Pass |
| Pass |
. Why, oh why, had he bothered to mention his second suit? He should simply have jumped to 4over 1NT – he rated to lose no tricks even if his partner held a void. A 4 contract would make easily – six trump tricks, A and AKQ.
contract as carelessly as he had bid it. West led K and continued with Q, which he trumped. Needing a favourable trump split, he cashed A, felling West’s Q and East’s 9, and led 3. West discarded and East beat dummy’s J with K, cashed 10 and also A – the contract was two down. South should have crossed to A and trumped dummy’s third before leading a second round of trumps to restrict himself to one down.
ANDREW’S TIP: Do not bid a suit you do not wish to be trumps.
