Board  5 SET HAND 17 July 2008
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North
S Q  J  8  
H A  K  T  4  3
D K  7
C J  5  4
West East
S K  5 S A  9  7  6
H J  5  2 H 6
D T  6  5  4  3 D Q  J  9  8
C A  K  2 C Q  8  7  6
S T  4  3  2
H Q  9  8  7  
D A  2
C T  9  3
Lead  QD South

Play Bidding
North / South from the bidding look like settling for a 2H contract making for a score of +110.If you are playing East can you do anything about it?? Your partner West must have some points otherwise N/S would have bid to game. You therefore borrow a King from partner and see if you can make a call.  With this imaginary King you have 12 points and a singleton in the oppositions suit so you can Double. Partner deducts a King from his hand and bids at the minimum level 3D. North can either Pass or bid 3H. If he passes E/W make 3C+1 for -110. If he bids 3H it goes one off for -100  which is another good score for  E/W. When the opposition look like ducking out at the 2 level try and find a bid. You will get a good result more often than you think.
N E S W
1H P 2H P
P X P 3D
3H P P P