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[Mbodell]

[hv=d=w&v=n&n=saq42h5d83cqj9762&s=sj6hjt83da64cat84]133|200|Scoring: MP

1♥ 2♣ P 2♠* - ta, showing a "normal" cue bid, likely a good club raise

P 3♣ P P

3♥ 3♠ P 3nt[/hv]

 

T1 ♥A 5 6 3

T2 ♥K ♦3 ♥4 ♥8

T3 ♥Q ♠2 ♣3 ♥J

T4 ♥2 ♠4 ♠5 ♥T

T5 ♠6 3 Q 8

T6 ♣Q 5 ???

 

Did East pitch from Kxx or xx?

[Stephen Tu]

Of course you play for the drop, scoring game on 19 hcp is going to MP well and the tenth trick won't gain you much if anything.

 

Plus the carding makes the stiff K fairly likely.