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lPl4i-UVED PE.TS. it wender what Bcy. do I tel queasy. ItN mustV ben something 0 I the defense. This was the bidding at the other table: EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH 4 Pass 4NT Pass 60 Pass Pass Pass The preemptive four-spade opening had more going for it, and here it kept the enemy out of the auction.
West's four no trump was not designed to find out whether East-West could make slam. Since a preempt denies a holding that includes two aces, West knew there was no slam. But it was likely that the hand belonged to the opponents, and West chose the bid to give an impression of strength, intending to pass the likely response of five diamonds. But East responded six diamonds, showing one ace and a void by partnership agreement, and that became the final contract. Our choice of opening lead would have been the ace in the shorter suit -hearts.
But that would have spoiled a great bridge yarn. South chose to open the ace of clubs, and the roof fell in. Declarer ruffed, crossed to the ace of diamonds, drawing both outstanding trumps, and ruffed dummy's remaining club. A heart was discarded on a high spade, and declarer cheerfully conceded a heart to claim 12 tricks. NORTH A Void KJ9632 .0 10 KJ10 9 63 WEST EAST 10 AK865432 5 4 OAKQJ86420 973 Q7 Void SOUTH J97 (5AQ7 0 5 A85 4 2 The bidding: EAST SOUTH WEST NORTH 1 2 20 2 4A Pass Pass 5 5 Dbl Pass 6 Pass Pass Pass Opening lead Ace of It is not unusual, on distributional hands, to find that both North-South and East-West can make game.
It is much rarer for a team to score up a slam in both directions! This deal is from a National Swiss Teams Championship. At the table where this competitive auction occurred, there was little to the play. West led the ace of diamonds, and that was the only trick for i I'LL NEVER MM I I'M I IP I HAP Mt PANTS RUN UP THE FLAGPOLE EVERV RAM I'R REMEMBER IT, TOO.
