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Another 12 IMPs for 3NT!

Dealer: South
Vul: N/S

♠ A643
♥ 932
♦ 96
♣ 9842
♠ JT98 ♠ 5
♥ JT65 ♥ Q74
♦ T7532 ♦ QJ84
♣ -- ♣ AJT65
♠ KQ72
♥ AK8
♦ AK
♣ KQ73

NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST


P P 2 P
2 P 2NT P
3 X XX* P
3NT All Pass

Bob Hamman’s Rule, “If 3NT is a possible contract for you to consider, you should probably choose it,” is
true here again!

On this hand, South shows a big balanced hand and after a lead-directing X of 3, South XX to suggest
playing there. Now knowing about the large  fit, North judges that East must have long  to make a
lead-directing double. North could search for a  fit, but he knows that if  are breaking poorly then 
may be as well. Thus, North chooses 3NT, which turns out to be wise because 3XX will likely not make!

West could defeat 3NT with a  lead, but the solid  suit is too tempting, so the J is led.

In 3NT, if  split, then South needs only 1 trick to make 9 tricks; South needs 2 tricks if  aren’t
breaking. If South makes the natural play of going to the dummy with the A and leading up to the 
honors (playing the K or Q), then he will go down because he will only win 1♣ trick. Instead, South
carefully insures 2 tricks by winning the opening  lead in hand and leading the K a trick 2. South
wins the return of the Q and leads a low  to the 9, losing to the T. This creates a finessing
position against East’s J and when declarer regains the lead and tests the , he is rewarded for his
forethought by needing his 2 tricks to make the contract!

3NT making 9 tricks, while 4 goes down at the other table. Another 12 IMPs for 3NT!!

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