IMPROVE YOUR PLAY

With Larry Matheny

 

There are many conventions available for partnerships.  Some merely take up space on the convention card while others are quite valuable.  In this auction the North-South pair used two good agreements to reach an excellent slam.

 

Scoring:  IMPs (Teams)

#13-39

Dlr

E

Vul

none

S

1093

H

765

D

A1064

C

K53

S

 J7654

H

 32

D

 Q2

C

 10642

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S

 8

H

 J1098

D

 J8

C

 AQJ987

 

S

AKQ2

H

AKQ4

D

K9753

C 

 

 

 

  West

 North

East

South

    -  

-

 Pass

1D

    Pass

 1NT

 Pass

2H

     Pass

    3D

   Pass

    5C

     Pass

    5H

   Pass     

    6D

     Pass

   Pass

   Pass

 

 

   

  

  

 

 

 

 

   

       

   

Bidding:  North’s 3 D bid showed values in diamonds (this partnership has a way to show weaker support).  South’s leap to 5C was Exclusion Keycard Blackwood.  This bid asked North how many keycards for diamonds (4 aces + king) outside of the club suit.  North showed one and South bid the slam. 

 

Play:  West led a low spade and declarer won with the ten in dummy.  When the diamonds divided 2-2, declarer soon claimed all thirteen tricks.  This slam was missed at the other table after East took up valuable bidding space with a 3C preempt.

 

 

 

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