Option With the Big Upside

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Dealer: North
Vuln: E-W
Scoring: IMPs
  1. spade3
  2. heart8 6
  3. diamond10 8 7 5 4 3
  4. club10 9 5 2
  1. spadeK
  2. heartA J 10 4 3
  3. diamondQ 9 6 2
  4. clubJ 7 4
club diamond heart spade NT
N - - - 1 -
S - - - 1 -
E 5 5 7 - 7
W 5 4 6 - 7
Green square in centre
  1. spadeA 8
  2. heartK Q 9 7 5
  3. diamondA K J
  4. clubA K 3

Contract: 7spadex
Declarer: South

  1. spadeQ J 10 9 7 6 5 4 2
  2. heart2
  3. diamond—
  4. clubQ 8 6
Double dummy analyser: makeable contracts
West North East South
Pass 2diamond* 5spade
Dble Pass 5NT Pass
6spade~ Pass 7heart 7spade
Dble End

* GF or 23+
~ pick a grand

South bid 7spade and West closed the auction with a double. The defence was sound and South lost the obvious six tricks to lose 1100 (old scoring). A quick examination of the opposition cards gave South just cause for optimism. 7NT was cold.

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