Bid Or Lurk

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Dealer: South
Vuln: Love All
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade8
  2. heartJ 6 3
  3. diamond10 7 6
  4. clubJ 9 7 5 3 2
  1. spadeA Q J 10 9
  2. heartA 7 5
  3. diamondK Q 9 4 2
  4. club—
club diamond heart spade NT
N 3 - - - -
S 3 - - - -
E - 3 1 1 2
W - 3 1 1 1
Green square in centre
  1. spade5 3
  2. heart10 8 4
  3. diamondJ 8 5 3
  4. clubK Q 8 6

Contract: 5diamondx
Declarer: West
Lead: spade8
  1. spadeK 7 6 4 2
  2. heartK Q 9 2
  3. diamondA
  4. clubA 10 4
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
1spade
2diamond Pass 3diamond Pass
5diamond Dble Pass Pass
Pass
. . . but that does not involve putting spadeK on the table at trick one. Although it is difficult to read spade8, it must be the lowest from an odd numbered holding, and if partner has three why did he not bid 2spade over 2diamond? After winning spadeA at trick one declarer attacked trumps. South won and gave North a spade ruff, but that was the end of the defence. Declarer won the heart return, drew trumps and ditched dummy's hearts on the winning spades. The two remaining trumps in dummy mopped up declarer's heart losers. In the other room ...
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