Bridge bidding misadventure with cautious South and ambitious North
The hand unfolds with West vulnerable and a potential profit squandered by lack of faith. North opens spades, cue bids two spades to force game, while South replies three diamonds to prefer a better suit. North reveals hearts and probes for a game, but South fears consequences, passes three heart, and North is set one trick.
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Bridge bidding debate over opening and responder duty
The article discusses North's opening bid and the responder's limited authority under a bid like five diamonds. It argues South must follow North's lead, enabling the declarer to determine the contract suit and to force dummy to establish the chosen suit while avoiding club-trick loss by repeated finesses through West's king.
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South Oe
West
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