Aiken Standard in Aiken, South Carolina

Bridge problem and bidding guidance from a weekly column

A weekly bridge discussion analyzes ruffing in the dummy and a defensive plan. The declarer ruffs clubs, draws trumps, and tests hearts. hearts may break 3-3 or 4-2, with the defender ruffing limits. The suggested plan for South is to hold trumps and set up hearts, avoiding early trump draw, then win with a ruff and later trumps. The hand example includes a bidding note recommending two clubs as South with 11 points, and a promotion to notrump later.