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Bride of Trump Support
In a previous hand from the Chronicles, Gee demonstrated the importance of supporting partner's suit, even with a void. Today we see a variation on the theme. North opens 1S third-hand, East makes an aggressive preemptive overcall in hearts, and once again it is up to our hero, South. A negative double might suggest itself. Excellent hand, 5-4 in the unbid suits -- exactly what's required for a negative double at the three-level. Gee, however, somehow divines that the best fit for the partnership is spades, and bids 3S. At this point North's only problem is whether to play a small slam or a grand. He conservatively leaps to 6S. Cue-bidding clubs is better but probably leads to the same contract. (What Gee should bid over 4C, having already bid 3S, is a fascinating but esoteric question, outside the scope of this discussion.) 6D of course is cold, and even 7D has a play on the layout, although it's tricky to manage the entries against a heart lead. But in 6S declarer must lose two trump tricks, down 1. I turn the analysis over to the players: BGO: no luck
Kinda like the bottom line there. Expert pd needed, BG Olofsson is
just one of those and he left. Go figure.
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