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| Play Problem 023 |
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This is hand from Board 18 played at Emsworth on Tuesday evening (hands rotated):
Dealer North, East/West vulnerable
The auction
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N
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E
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S
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W
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Pass
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1♠
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2♦
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2♠
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3♦
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3♠
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4NT*
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Pass
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5♦**
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Pass
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6♦
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End
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* Blackwood
** One ace
West led a small spade and dummy faced:
Can you make 6♦?
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Win ♠A and cash ♣AK. Ruff ♣3 in dummy and play ♥A, discarding the losing spade from hand.
Now ruff ♣4 in dummy and play dummy’s last trump. East can go up with his ♦A when he chooses, but the remainder of declarer’s hand is good.
Although North/South only hold 22 HCPs between them this is a good slam to be in. It only needs clubs to break 3 – 3 (35½%) or 4 – 2 with the length with East (another 24%) or 4 – 2 with the length with West and West also holding the ♦A (about 12½%). Say 72% in all. |
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