Show BETTER BRIDGE t Y A ABY By Charles Chariot H H. H Go Goren ren I Both vulnerable South deals NORTH NORTHA A A K 10 3 1 54 WEST EST WESTA EAST A V y None V y J J 8 87 7 10 9 8 2 K J A jot J 10 9 6 A y A i AK-i K 1 SOUTH SOUTHA A It None V A K Q 9 6 3 2 The bidding has proceeded South West Vest North East Eastly 1 ly 11 y Pass S 1 IA 1 A Pass I 4 41 y Pass Pass Pas Double Pass Pas Pass Redouble Pass Pass Pass Opening lead Jack of ot clubs The East In today's hand was a a. abit abit bit naive In doubling an opponent who had advertised an overpowering overpowering ering hand but what was worse he provided declarer with the clue 1 to the successful manipulation of 01 I his cards The opening lead was Va the jack of clubs East won with the king king- and perhaps unwisely continued with the ace and another South winning with the queen The first lead of trumps revealed the bad break and showed that the 10 of hearts would not be an entry V Without the double declarers declarer's best chance would have been to play Vest West for the king of oC diamonds but in this case that appeared to tobe tobe tobe be a forlorn hope On the second round of trumps South led the nine of hearts hoping that East would take the jack East was convinced that South had not pulled the wrong card and was equally persuaded that there was no charity in declarers declarer's heart He consequently refused to accept the I Greek gift and played low It was now South's move and he blithely played another low heart and East wa was sunk He was forced to win with the jack and there was no noway noway noway way to prevent declarer from reaching the dummy either with the queen of diamonds or a spade |