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Not-so-dreaded distribution

When I tell my students that only three hands out of 100 contain the 4441 shape, they look at me in disbelief. They point at deals such as this, in which both North and South have the dreaded distribution, tricky to bid and often disappointing in the play. Watch Parisian star Michel Bessis overcome such encumbrances.

* Provided the bidding does not continue pass – pass – pass, North will be much** Take-out not penalty (although here he has both).

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