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One of my quaint notions about bidding is that players bid too much in competition.
Today’s East overcalled 1♥. I don’t know why. His bid wasn’t obstructive or lead-directing, and his hand was too weak to expect to make much of anything.
Against 3NT, West led the ♠10, and East took the king and returned the jack. South won and had to force out both red aces to get nine winners. Assuming West had one ace, South had to dislodge it first, killing West’s entry before the defense set up the spades.
| Dlr: North | ♠ A 4 2 | |||||||||||||
| Vul: N-S | ♥ Q 6 3 | |||||||||||||
| ♦ K J 5 | ||||||||||||||
| ♣ A 10 9 8 | ||||||||||||||
| ♠ 10 9 8 7 5 | ♠ K J 3 | |||||||||||||
| ♥ 2 | ♥ A 9 8 7 4 | |||||||||||||
| ♦ A 10 9 4 | ♦ 8 7 | |||||||||||||
| ♣ 7 5 2 | ♣ Q J 4 | |||||||||||||
| ♠ Q 6 | ||||||||||||||
| ♥ K J 10 5 | ||||||||||||||
| ♦ Q 6 3 2 | ||||||||||||||
| ♣ K 6 3 | ||||||||||||||
Opening lead — ♠10 Nine TricksEast’s overcall marked him with the ♥A, so South led a diamond to dummy’s king at trick three and next led the jack. West won and led another spade, but South took the ace and lost a heart to the ace. Making three. Daily QuestionYou hold: |
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