IMPROVE YOUR PLAY
With Larry Matheny
Some people make a
bid because they can, not because they should.
This hand shows it’s not always wise to preempt.
Scoring: Imps (Teams)
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Bidding: After South’s weak
jump overcall, East reopened with a takeout double and West passed for
penalties.
Play: West
led a low club and the defense soon collected 7 tricks: 1 spade, 4 diamonds,
and 2 clubs. Down two for +300 was a top
result for E/W. Most of the E/W pairs
played in a club partscore and scored +130.
There were at least
two reasons against bidding 2
;
the suit wasn’t that good and the South hand is a great dummy for a spade
contract.
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Larry Matheny