Retropoet Plays Picture Bidding

 
 
		S 98 			W 	N 	E 	S 
		H T752 
		D 8 			P 	P 	P 	1H(a) 
		C AKQ85 		P 	3C(b) 	P 	4H(c) 
 					P 	P 	P 
	S QT75 		S AJ42  
	H Q9 		H J3 		opening lead:  S7(d) 
	D A32  		D JT765 	
	C JT43 		C 76 		obvious shift:  clubs(e) 
 					
		S K63 			actual result:  11 tricks N-S 
		H AK864 
		D KQ94 
		C 9 

(b) ALERT! "A good 5-card suit, source of tricks, and 4-card support for opener's suit, in an invitational hand." [THIS BID IS MADE BY A PASSED HAND ONLY, and is called a "Flower Bid", NOT SYSTEMIC to Picture Bidding, DISCUSS WITH YOUR PARTNER BEFORE USING] [12 support points, 6 losers.]

(c) Not a good fit for slam purposes, but we have plenty to bid game.

(d) Third best, use rule of twelve. The other three hands hold 5 cards above the 7. East wins the ace, and returns the JACK. The return of the Jack is significant in two ways; It denies a near card, and it asks for the return of the lowest side suit (clubs in the example).

(e) The obvious shift cannot be a singleton when defending a suit contract.

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