Get your ownFree Home PageS A97 W N E S H AKQT4 D A8 - - P 2S(a) C Q72 P 6S(b) P P P S 6 S T42 H 832 H J976 D J76542 D Q3 opening lead: CK(c) C AK6 C JT93 obvious shift: clubs(!)(d) S KQJ853 H 5 D KT9 C 854(a) [10 pts., 7 losers] A sound weak-two bid.
(b) [20 pts., 5 1/2 losers] Not a systemic bid. North was "drunk"
(c)(d) Against a slam, an honor lead promises the next higher honor or two lower touching or nearly touching cards. I indicated that clubs was the obvious shift in order to emphasize that the leader wants to know whether the second honor will cash. We rarely give count, but when we do, we use standard count signals, and signal current count. So east should play the CT to signify an even number of clubs. If east had 6 clubs, the highest card should probably be played, to maximize the discouragement. So when leader does not see the CJ fall, the second honor will cash.
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