Dormerian Ethics

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Dealer: South
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: Rubber
  1. spadeJ 2
  2. heartQ J 10 6
  3. diamondK 8 5 2
  4. clubA K 7
  1. spadeA 7 4 3
  2. heart8 7 5
  3. diamond6 4
  4. club10 8 4 3
club diamond heart spade NT
N 5 6 6 4 6
S 5 6 6 4 6
E - - - - -
W - - - - -
Green square in centre
  1. spade10 9 8 6
  2. heart9 4 3 2
  3. diamondQ 7 3
  4. clubJ 9

Contract: 6diamond
Declarer: South
Lead: spadeA
  1. spadeK Q 5
  2. heartA K
  3. diamondA J 10 9
  4. clubQ 6 5 2
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1diamond
Pass 1heart Pass 3NT
Pass 4diamond Pass 6diamond
Pass Pass Pass
No! West, who was an unprincipled and unethical player, had seen South's diamondJ and has paused when holding diamond64! Dormer was sitting East and, after seeing dummy play low, had also played low from diamondQ73!!!!! West was furious:-

"Partner, you had diamondQ - why didn't you take it?!"

"You hesitated for so long that I thought you had it."
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