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points 49 Musician
Lennon
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DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
Today’s East-West were a dentist and a manicurist we call “Tooth and Nail.” That’s how they argue.
Against four spades, Nail led the K-A of hearts. She took her ace of diamonds and led another diamond. South ruffed in dummy, ruffed a heart and drew trumps. He ruffed a heart, led a trump to dummy, threw a club on the good fifth heart and claimed. Then came the “discussion.”
Tooth: “Worst defense ever. Shift to a club at the second trick. We cash a club when you take your second high heart.”
Nail: “If declarer had A-K-x of clubs and three hearts, he would get a diamond pitch from dummy and make game off four top tricks.” 14 23 25 27 31 33 35 37 38 Pompous sorts Trattoria entrée Cochise player of early TV Wading birds with camouflage plumage Tavern offering Refrain opener Domicile in front of 123 Sesame Street Medically closed up Khamenei or Khatami
Tooth: “If I knew you’d defend that way, I’d bid five diamonds.”
Nail: “You’d probably find a way to go down 1,100.”
West’s correct defense wasn’t clearly indicated, but a club or trump shift at Trick Two would lose only to a specific lie of the cards. And that’s the whole tooth and nothing but.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ 7 ♥ AKQ4 ◆ A 85 ♣ Q10742.Youare the dealer. What is your opening call?
ANSWER: This is a mandatory opening bid, but choosing a suit is awkward. If you open one club, you will have no second bid if partner responds one spade. If I opened one 39 41 42 43 44 46 50 53 54 58 What often comes before pie Hoist
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B.J. of
“The Office” Light touches Rippled, like chips
Point or pointer club, I would bid 1NT over one spade. A sound option is to treat the hearts as a five-card suit and open one heart.