When a double backfires in a tricky bridge hand
Phillip Alder analyzes a second round double by East that backfires, as South uses heart king and spade play to win while West laments the misfitting aid from the double. The column urges caution: avoid revealing calls when your side is unlikely to win the auction and beware becoming an easy opponent.
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