Dealer
: East
Vuln : Both |
HAMMAN'S
TIPS #40
by Bob Hamman
the world's #1 ranked player
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This
hand, from a team trials, demonstrates that it's not always
a great bid that helps your team win, but refraining from
making the great bid. If you passed the East
hand, you can have a spot on my team (figuratively speaking).
Let me put it another way. If you opened 2 , welcome to
the club of my favorite opponents. At one table,
East opened 2, my teammate South bid 2NT and was raised
to 3NT. West led ... you guessed it ... the king of hearts.
At
the other table, my teammate East (Chip Martel) passed and
defended 3NT, partner leading a club. Martel won the king
and made a nice shift to hearts at trick two; declarer had
no chance. He finessed. West won, cashed two high clubs and
then led a spade to Martel's ace, the setting trick. If Martel
continues clubs at trick two, West clears the suit and declarer
must guess whether to finesse hearts (down 2) or lead a spade
to the king and spade back to the 10 (making 3).
Here's
a good tip: Don't preempt in a suit that you can't stand
partner to lead.
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Q
10 7 2
A
J 10 5 3
10
2
East You