Bridge hand analysis as East defeats dummy in nine by ten
In a bridge contest Archie Dummy's nine fell to East's ten with East discarding a spade. East wins with king in clubs and takes three spade tricks for defense. West leads hearts, East makes two heart tricks and ace of clubs, West counters with queen of clubs. Down three for 800 points. South could have avoided a large loss by not entering the part score trap. a no trump pass from South and East would have followed, possibly yielding a better outcome.
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Gambling for game in a two no trump auction
North opens 1NT with 13 points and, on a zero-score, gambles toward game. East doubles two no trump seeking a heart lead, hoping for the best, but Beagan ends the action as West returns the eight of hearts.
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