When Worse Contracts Rise in Bridge Bidding
Oswald Jacoby explains a dramatic bridge hand where South aims to declare a slam after a tense auction. North challenges etiquette as South examines South’s hand. South calculates a winning line and suggests five spades, while the column poses a six clubs question and notes readers’ potential play choices. In a separate note, 103 year old John Crosby Preble enjoys his first hospital visit after a fall at Bath Memorial Hospital in Maine.
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Jacoby on Bridge North D9 Seeks Six No Trump After Mixed Play
In North South, the player chose six no trump, then tried a series of finesses and card drops. He won many tricks by a spade lead, heart attempt, and diamond play, eventually conceding the last trick but securing game, slam, and rubber amid chatter about luck and potential seven.
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