Daily Bridge Club

Whom do you trust?

Cy the Cynic says there sure aren’t as many banks with “Trust” in their name as there used to be.

When Cy played at today’s 6NT, West led the ten of diamonds, and East took the king and returned a diamond. Cy won with the jack and had three spade tricks, three hearts and three diamonds. He needed three clubs.

Cy led a spade to dummy and returned a club: five, queen ... eight from West. The Cynic eyed that card suspiciously but finally decided the eight was a true card. He went to dummy and led the jack of clubs, hoping to pin the ten. But East’s king covered, and when West produced the four, Cy went down. falSeCarD

West found a good falsecard, but Cy shouldn’t have trusted an opponent. After the Cynic’s queen of clubs wins, he can take his heart winners, the queen of diamonds, two more spades and the ace of diamonds.

Cy will find that East had six hearts, two diamonds and three spades, so at most two clubs. Cy can then lead low to his ace of clubs, knowing the king will fall. Daily queStion You hold: ♠ 962 ♥ 987632 ♦ K 4 ♣ K 5. Your partner opens one diamond, you bid one heart and he jumps to three clubs. What do you say?

anSwer: Opener’s jump-shift is forcing to game, so you must act. To try three hearts would be reasonable, but some players would be averse to rebidding such a mangy suit. Bid three diamonds. Your hand is not hopeless; you have useful honors in partner’s suits. If he bids 3NT next, wish him luck. South dealer Both sides vulnerable