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DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
Cy the Cynic observes the procrastinator’s rule: “You can do it today, but today will be today again tomorrow.” When Cy was declarer at six hearts, he won West’s trump lead with the ace and saw 11 tricks: five trumps in dummy, three clubs, a diamond, a spade and at least one spade ruff in his hand.
If West had the king of spades, Cy could get a 12th trick with dummy’s queen. Otherwise, he might need a second spade ruff.
So Cy procrastinated; he did not draw trumps. At Trick Two he led a spade and let West’s eight win. Cy won the trump return cheaply in dummy, took the ace of spades and A-K of clubs, and ruffed a spade. He cashed the ace Watchdog warning New Haven collegian Most recent Fruit drink suffix Pliers unit Bill-filled device Onetime Dr Pepper rival 39 Apt. coolers 40 Vanishing point? 41 Like many veteran professors 44 Least
challenging 27 29 32 33 36 37 38 of diamonds and pitched dummy’s last diamond on the queen of clubs.
Cy then ruffed a diamond, ruffed the queen of spades and won the last two tricks with trumps in dummy. If he mistimes by drawing trumps and relying on a second spade trick or an unlikely squeeze, down he goes.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ Q532 ♥ J8764 ◆ 84 ♣ A K. Your partner opens one diamond, you respond one heart and he bids one spade. The opponents pass. What do you say?
ANSWER: You have located a trump fit. A raise to two spades would be a chance-giving action and show seven to nine points. High-fiber Kellogg’s cereal 46 __ kwondo
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