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It is surprising to discover the number of pairs who insisted on playing the East hand at no trump. but let us analyze the bidding.
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an invulnerable overcall and North had he doubled, he is bound to had passed, showing a hand with have a good seare. less than two probable entries.
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order. But when West bids two clubs, showing that he cannot sup poit the spades--tlist he does not have four small spades-Enat im- mediately knows that his partneri does not wish to play the hand │at spades and that he probably has no suit with which to work at no trump.
West's club suit cannot be very strong otherwise, ho would have! overcalled the original bid. Enat's club holding is not bad, so he should pass the hand, and when South goca to two hearts and Westj passes, East should not get am bitious and go to two no trump.
The opponents are vulnerable and if East sets them, as he un-i doubtedly will because all of the high card strength has not been disclosed as It would have been
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Weat continues right on with the clubs. Again the declarer ducks in dummy, but Enst wins the trick with the ten and swings the ace of clubs, with South trumps.
South still must lose two heartsbarter tricks and his contract is defeated 260 points.
If Eust had attempted to play the hand at two no trump, he would have been down two tricks.
Today's Contract Problem
South is the doclarer at 'three no tramp. Tho con- tract can be defeat xd, but West has bid spados and DOW opens the BOTON of hearts, which declarer wipu with the aco. What play will giro Bouth his bost chance to make the contract?
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