"Having No Spades"
To the Editor of the "My hand, dealt by my not vulnersble opponent on my right was HQ x x, DAK QIIWx xxx my olde was vulnerable, 'My opponent opened the bidding, with one no trump. I did not want} bid 5 Diamonds at once, I wanted better fun with this hand' and tried lure the opponents into 2 or 3 trumps which I would have doubled. did not succeed and had finally t3 [bid 5 diamonds which 1 made doubled.
What would "have been a clever bid afler the opening?
Shanghai, July
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