This
swingy
deal is from the final day of the Northern Bridge
League.
West
opened a minimum one heart, North showed the minors
with an unusual notrump call. Now East showed
a good raise to three hearts or better by cue
bidding three clubs. South now had a long
think and emerged with six clubs, knowing that there
was a 12 card fit. West had nothing to say,
East tried six hearts presumably as a two way shot,
either a good sacrifice or it might make on a good
day. These wildly distributional deals are
very difficult, often it is right to bid one more as
insurance. North led the ace of clubs, West
ruffed, crossed to the king of diamonds and ran the
ten of hearts. Now South got a diamond ruff
for two off. Here six hearts would have made
if declarer had guessed the trumps correctly, six
clubs was going off.
The
deal was played twelve times. Four tables
played in seven clubs doubled, two in six hearts,
three in six clubs doubled, the others in five
hearts or spades.
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