| Dealer: N | North ♠ 7 6 2 ♥ A K J 10 8 ♦ 8 ♣ A Q 6 2 |
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| West ♠ A 9 5 3 ♥ 5 4 ♦ K Q J 10 9 ♣ 9 8
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East ♠ 8 4 ♥ Q 9 7 6 3 ♦ 6 4 2 ♣ 7 5 3 |
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| South ♠ K Q J 10 ♥ 2 ♦ A 7 5 3 ♣ K J 10 4 |
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| Lead: ♦K Bidding:
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By Mike Lawrence
| Dealer: N | North ♠ 7 6 2 ♥ A K J 10 8 ♦ 8 ♣ A Q 6 2 |
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| West ♠ A 9 5 3 ♥ 5 4 ♦ K Q J 10 9 ♣ 9 8
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East ♠ 8 4 ♥ Q 9 7 6 3 ♦ 6 4 2 ♣ 7 5 3 |
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| South ♠ K Q J 10 ♥ 2 ♦ A 7 5 3 ♣ K J 10 4 |
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| Lead: ♦K Bidding:
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Basically, West is helpless. South can win any return, go about the business of drawing trump, and take one diamond ruff in dummy in the process. South gets all of his high card tricks, gets a diamond ruff in dummy, and maintains trump control.
Having made eleven tricks, South can now get around to complementing North on his raise.*
*If you are using Support Doubles, North will double two diamonds to show exactly three cards in spades. Curiously, this bid may not help because South may aim for notrump rather than play in a four-three fit. If South did bid three notrump, North would probably pass. Going back to spades with the 762 of spades would not appeal. North probably hated raising with such crummy spades in the first place and would resist
An odd hand. If South does bid notrump, he will play it there and he will go down. Too much learning can be dangerous.