This deal
from a duplicate at Cheadle Hulme featured some interesting
bidding decisions and defence points.
After
East's opening bid South chose to pre-empt with four
clubs. This may have worked, but South has too much
defence for this bid, a simple overcall of two clubs is to
be preferred. West now doubled for take out and East
decided to pass for penalties as the vulnerability was
favourable and there was no guarantee of making game.
West chose to lead the seven of hearts which should work
well. East won the ace and returned the two of
diamonds. West should read this as a suit preference
lead when South plays the queen and return the nine of
hearts for East to ruff. Then East, reading West's
nine as suit preference, can lead a spade to the ace and get
another heart ruff. With the king of clubs to come
that is three off and 800, ample compensation for the game
available to East-West in four spades.
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