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DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
When I watched today’s deal in a penny game, South was the notorious Joe Overberry, who thinks it’s nobler to go down in pursuit of an overtrick than to make his bid. That drives his partners to drink.
At 3NT, Joe won the first spade with the king, cashed the king of hearts and led to dummy’s jack. East took his queen and returned a spade, and Joe won and tried a diamond to dummy’s jack. That finesse won, but when Joe cashed the ace of hearts next, East showed out. Joe won only eight tricks, and North ordered a double martini.
Even if Joe knew how to play safe, he wouldn’t. At Trick Two, he must finesse in diamonds. When dummy’s jack wins, Joe has 36 TV host Pennington and Hall of Famer Cobb 39 Places to perch 40 Bangkok native 41 Big name in
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product 46 Peruvian
capital? 47 Commit perjury
to protect 48 Former Indian prime minister Gandhi eight top tricks and should play as safe as he can for one extra heart trick. He takes the A-K before leading toward the jack. When East’s queen happens to fall, Joe is safe.
If the diamond finesse lost, Joe would need four heart tricks. Then he would take the king and finesse with the jack, hoping West held Q-x-x.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ A63 ♥ AJ52 ◆ A J3 ♣ 6 4 3. The dealer, at your right, opens one club. What do you say?
ANSWER: I wouldn’t enjoy doubling for takeout with this balanced pattern. The hand is full of losers and making partner declarer may not turn out well. Still, the hand contains 49 “Dog Day Afternoon” director Lumet 50 Crude model used for public ridicule
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a mini, say 60 Cries of discovery 63 Platform for Siri 64 Mdse. 65 Malachite, e.g. 66 Many a Monet 67 Permit no defensive honors in clubs, and it has 14 highcard points. Passing may result in a missed game. I would double.