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LEAD WITH THE ACES

- ©2017 Dist. By Andrews McMeel Syndicatio­n for UFS

ANSWER: In this auction, a cue-bid of two spades might sound like it is based on heart support, but in practice the call is very unlikely to have primary heart support (since you might take stronger action with side-suit shortage). And since you might start with a double if playing support doubles, the cue-bid is likely in the first instance to be looking for a spade stopper.

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