Retropoet Plays Picture Bidding

Problem Hand 4

Solid Major, Extra Values

West deals
Both vulnerable 
	
		S 83 			W 	N 	E 	S 
		H 973 			
		D K732 			P 	P 	P 	1S(a) 
		C KJ43 			P	1NT(b)  P	3NT(c)
 					P	P	P
	S T976 		S 5     
	H J82 		H Q654    
	D A6 		D QT984         opening lead:  D9(d)   
	C A765 		C Q98 		obvious shift:  clubs(e)
 									
		S AKQJ42 
		H AKT 
		D J5 
		C T2
(a) [19 pts., 5 losers]

(b) [6 pts., 9 losers] ANNOUNCE: "Forcing"

(c) Shows a hand with SOLID SUIT (6 cards expected) worth 19 to 20 points.

(d) Honor lead promises next higher honor, may include yet a higher honor (but not JT9).

(e) West wins the DA, and considers switching to the club 7 (Foster style when breaking a new suit in which dummy is weak when defending notrumps). If he does, declarer will be delighted to make the correct guess, and come home with ten tricks. The correct guess is the King, because there is only one card for the next player to have that can win.