High Level Deliberation

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Dealer: West
Vuln: N-S
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spadeA Q 10 7 5
  2. heartK 9 8 3
  3. diamond—
  4. clubA 6 3 2
  1. spadeJ 9 2
  2. heartJ 10 4
  3. diamond10 6 5 3
  4. clubK J 5
Green square in centre
  1. spade3
  2. heart2
  3. diamondK J 9 8 7 2
  4. clubQ 10 9 8 4

Contract: 7spade
Declarer: North

  1. spadeK 8 6 4
  2. heartA Q 7 6 5
  3. diamondA Q 4
  4. club7
West North East South
Pass 1spade 2NT* 3heart
4diamond 5diamond Pass 5NT
Pass 6heart 7diamond 7spade
Pass Pass Pass

* minors, weak or strong

Duncan Happer took the brave decision to bid 7spade - after all this was the last board of a close match. As you can see the grand slam was cold in both major suits although, considering the North-South hands in isolation, 7spade is the better slam because there are still chances where West has four hearts. In the other room East-West sacrificed in 7diamond and were allowed to play there, losing 1400. By the way, the suggestion that South might bid 7NT was deliberately flippant - but even that makes on a diamond lead!
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