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Unblock the top heart and play 3 rounds of spades. If west wins this and returns a club, you win and need a diamond break or squeeze. If East wins, it's a diamond break or squeeze/club finesse.

It's probably no more confusing than 4m. If you chose 4m to be a cue then you might also play 3s as a cue. Or you could play it as showing 3 hearts. Alternativly you might want it to show 2 spades and open to 3nt. Then 4s would be 2 spades and not open to 3nt.

♥A Why didn't declarer safety play ♦s ?

Not really. Here it says find my void and it may go off or it's going off whatever.

As a clue, the old age pension is paid to old people starting at 65 but as the government runs out of money this will rise. I would guess that the mean age at our club is also 65+ and rising.

♠AQ and pitch if not covered.

As he said, unblock the diamonds. They have to keep playing diamonds to remove the entry but East can't ruff if an entry in trumps would result. On ♦K pitch ♥A to cash the top hearts. Losing out to a void heart. If East pitches a club at any point, you could switch to an endplay line.

If South was woken up by North's body language then he should pass if it was a weak only Multi. I'm not a big fan of 2♠.

Really, without an alert I'd think 4♦ was better minor. There was no agreement for 3NT, it could be bal., running suit with a stop, minors, any 2 suiter. Are there that many possible hands that would bid 4♦ showing clubs, when partner has solid clubs ? Or any ?

5♥ is a limit bid. I got this wrong as well but we were short changed by dummy. As others have said, partner could be void or what would he do with xx AKJ10xxx Axx x ?

Yes, 7 more likely than 5.

What of the related auctions where you pass or use Stayman rather than transfer ? Or they reopen with an artificial bid such as 2C=H+another. a. 1NT P P 2S P P X b. 1NT P 2C 2S P P X c. 1NT P P 2C P 2H(3+) X

Was 'Pass' a non-specific game try ? Over 3♥ I'd say the mixed raiser should evaluate on min/max, Spade tops, Heart fit, ♦A, ♦K less so and club shortage. Maybe 3♥ was an overbid.

1. 3♥ game try 2. pass, 3♠ may make

4♥ to show primary support and a presumably club fit.

I would try and combine club and heart chances. Win ♦Q and play a spade to Q, to cash ♣AK pitching a spade. If 10 or Q appears I can play clubs with ♥A as an entry. If not, play a heart to 10, succeeding whenever East has ♥J to 2,3 or 4. (or West KJ doubleton)

Auto 5♣ for me as well. It's a lot more than a passed hand once clubs are trumps. If it doesn't make, it could well be a save against a making 4♦.

That's as maybe, but is there any evidence that rogue employers such as Sports Direct have been held in check by the EU ? Zero hours contracts adversely affect many low paid workers. What is the EU's position and has it had any effect ?

I'd say the maths tell you to defend as it's a typical 'bounce' and I've no reason to suppose we're not going for 1100. On the other hand West has a likely void so partners defensive trick may not exist. So could be wrong.

Win, play ♦Q pitching the spade and later take the club finesse(s). Likely to succeed if the trumps behave or the club finesse works.

David Cameron was called a racist on 20th April in Parliament. If anyone chose to sympathise with Cameron's logic about Sadiq Khan, presumably that makes them racist as well. Dave has form, his 'Bunch of migrants' comment in January and his breaking of sanctions against South Africa in 1989 come to mind.

You're going after the wrong set of American nutters. You could concentrate on the ease for the murderer to obtain weapons. Or even FADA.

I would say mostly system though West has very good cards for a pass. East is blameless since he can't know of the 9cd heart fit or the solid spades. I suppose an initial cue bid by West must be outside this range and low frequency. Over the double perhaps West should bid 3M with a bust and 3♦ with game interest in a major.

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