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Just what would you do, if you picked up
South's hand? Sixtien "quickles" as the teacher counta them.
This hond was dealt in the recent tournament, Pennsylvania state
You cannot open with a two-bid, because your upening two-bid would have to be diamonds. A
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not. tricks.
You have four or five losing
C. KISHINAHI, Hongkong, 12th September, 1934.
Manager,
For those who play the strong THE MERCANTILE BANK OF
no trump, their rules suy you can-
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After winning the first spude
I think a band of this type is no trick with the king, allow your op rare that you have to break some
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break is that no tramp rule. And then you are assured of five least, this tells your partner that club tricks, three diamonds, two Amor you do have a big hand and then, hearts, and two spades.
When you are in a small lam on the next round of bidding, if contract, forget about the you put in a force, he will, realise trick; always play the hand safe, to that it was an exceptionally strong make your contract first. no Trump.
.
In other words, I think you have. to take the gamble that your op- ponents will not be able to run a long club sult.
It isn't much of a gamble, even
if you are vulnerable, because your contract would be for only one odd.
The bidding as given handles the situation very well, I think, Over the two club bid, you make the three diamond force and then, over North's three no trump, you maku the slam try by bidding four no trump. North makes a nice re- sponse, showing that 'all his strength is in clubs, but that is all the information South needs.
The Play
In the play of the hand, the player who is careless enough to try for the club sult to break, of course,
Today's Contract Problem
West in playing the con- North tract at four spades. opens the ace of hearts. Now, this hand can always be de
feated, double dummy. But what line of attack will giva the declaror his best chanco to win?
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