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Dealer: West |
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Contract: 6 |
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| Pass | Pass | 2 * |
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| Pass | 3NT | Pass | 5 |
| Pass | 6 |
Pass | Pass |
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* 5 hearts, 4+ minor, <11 pts |
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showed spades and a minor (either min or max) and 3NT was an enquiry that could also show a positive acceptance in spades with only three trumps. Partner made the slightly odd decision to play the hand in 6 and not 6
, on the grounds that the lead coming into the South hand might be worth a trick or half. I took the heart lead and banged down the club ace, all following. Given the sight of partners hand, the bidding (East's 2 showed five hearts plus a four+ minor and less than opening values), and the fact we'd not received a Lightner double, I placed East with at least 5/5 possibly 5/6, in the reds, and probably 1/2, 2/1 or 1/1 in the blacks. The odds surely favoured a second round club finesse, but then I started thinking.......
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