Hand of the week commencing
Sunday 20th April 2008
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K 5 4
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Both
Vulnerable |
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7 5 |
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6 5 |
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6 4 |
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6 2
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J 10 7 |
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Q 10 4 2 |
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J 9 5 |
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K Q 8 7 4 3 |
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DBL* |
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3NT
* Negative showing unbid suits |
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West, what lead would you make against South’s 3NT contract ?
In a Middlesex Cup Match both Wests led the Club 2. North’s
Double showed unbid suits and both Wests decided that they needed to get some
sort of position against any holding in dummy and it was most likely to come
from Clubs rather than Spades. This lead proved to be devastating and after
successfully finessing poor declarer’s KJ of Hearts, proceeded to wrap up the
first 9 tricks for a 5 trick set. (-500) for a flat board.