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Dealer: North
Vuln: Game All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA J 10
  2. heartA 2
  3. diamondA K 9 6 5 4
  4. club7 6
  1. spade6 4 3 2
  2. heartQ 5 4 3
  3. diamondJ 8 2
  4. club4 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 7 6 3 5 6
S 7 5 3 5 6
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spadeK 9 7
  2. heartJ 10 9 8 7
  3. diamondQ 7 3
  4. clubQ 5

Contract: 3NT
Declarer: South
Lead: heart3
  1. spadeQ 8 5
  2. heartK 6
  3. diamond10
  4. clubA K J 10 9 8 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond Pass 3club
Pass 3diamond Pass 3NT
Pass Pass Pass
Did you just close your eyes and bid 6NT? Our man, who shall remain anonymous, passed rather tamely. You have a good six card suit, 16 points, many controls, and partner will have a very good club suit as he has not supported diamonds at any stage. As the cards lay, it would have been preferable to rebid 3NT, showing a balanced 15-16, over 3club. Partner would almost certainly go on to slam after this.

As a disadvantageous spade lead from West is avoided, 6NT by North has the extra theoretical chances of a spade finesse and/or possible / squeeze in the event of the clubs not breaking. At the table it did not matter as twelve tricks were on top when clubs broke 2-2.
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