Ordinarily North would bid one no trump over West's one-spade bid. The part-score of 40 points affected his bidding, however. He felt that East probably would gamble on a contract of two spades, in order to score 60 points and make the game.
Being prepared to double a two-spade contract, North passed and waited, With the contract at two spades doubled, North opened the club king. South played a low club and North shifted to the two of diamonds, dummy playing the queen, South the king and West the ace. At this point st could have saved a trick by playing spades, but instead he led the king of hearts, South won and rert. West now belatedly but North won the first d gave South a heart South also took a diamond and a club trick, and North got two mo bade tricks. The contract was defeated three tricks, 900 points, If You Suffer from
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