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40 2018 Stanley Cup champs, familiarly
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DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
Today’s South got to a bold game. He had a chance when West led the king of diamonds — a trump or club would have beaten the contract — but South didn’t attend to the play.
South took the ace of diamonds, ruffed a diamond in dummy, led a spade to his queen and ruffed his last diamond. Fine — but declarer then led a club, a play that would portend trouble.
East rose with the ace and led a fourth diamond. South ruffed, but West threw his last spade, and when East took the ace of trumps, he gave West a spade ruff. The king of trumps also scored, so EastWest could extend their thanks for being plus 100 points, not minus 620. 25 27 28 29 34 36 39 *Swimming option Perches for tots, and what the answers to starred clues literally contain Common soccer score
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“I don’t pretend to understand why you went down,” North growled.
“I certainly didn’t intend to,” South said indignantly.
I contend that South needed someone to superintend his play. Before he leads a club from dummy, South must cash a second high spade. Then East-West get only two trumps and the ace of clubs.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ Q2 ♥ Q109865 ◆ AJ3 ♣ K 2. Your partner opens one club, you respond one heart and he bids one spade. What do you say?
ANSWER: This is a judgment call. If you judge that the hand is worth only an invitation to game, bid three hearts or 2NT to invite. If Prof.’s degree Month after 17-Across, south of the border 48 __ scheme 49 Bridge call 50 LPGA golfer Nordqvist 51 Video game rating 53 Nincompoop 55 Spoil
56 “Well, __-di-dah!” 57 Ball holder 58 Pack animal 41 47 you judge to force to game, bid 3NT or try a “fourthsuit” bid of two diamonds to get more information from partner.