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[hv=pc=n&s=sakj9ht2dtcaq9752&n=shq4dakq86532ck63&d=s&v=n&b=15&a=1cp1dp1sp3nppp]266|200|Match points[/hv]

 

This came from a small (3 table club game. The 3NT was, by my own admission, a bit of a gamble, but partner might have the heart K or Jxx. Even xxx works if hearts split. When I got a spade lead and both opponents followed to the first diamond, I claimed 13 tricks. When I opened the traveler, I was disapointed to see that this was only worth 1 match point. At one table the hand had been played at 7NT by South, making! I think East may have made a spade overcall at that table.

 

I wondered why, at my table, East did not lead a heart (she had 4 to the AK) which would have beat 3NT. For some reason, she said she had decided it best to lead from her 5 card suit.

 

The zero on this board went to the pair that managed to avoid NT completely, bidding 5

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The zero on this board went to the pair that managed to avoid NT completely, bidding 5

 

A classic case of good bidding being its own reward.

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