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01/29/2010 East-West vulnerable. West deals.

	NORTH ª Q 9 4 © Q 8 ¨ Q J 10 7 6 § 4 2		The bidding: WEST NORTH EAST SOUTH 2§ Pass Pass 2© All Pass Opening lead: Ace of §
ª K J 3 © 7 3 ¨ K 5 § A J 8 7 6 3		ª 10 8 7 2 © 9 5 4 2 ¨ A 8 3 2 § 5
	ª A 6 5 © A K J 10 6 ¨ 9 4 § Q 10 9

When playing against expert defenders, there are times when you might as well be declaring with open cards. Sitting East-West on this deal were Alan Sontag and Peter Weichsel.

Since they were playing a forcing club system, Weichsel's two-club opening bid was the equivalent of a normal one-club opening. When South balanced with two hearts rather than a takeout double, it seemed that an impregnable contract had been reached, but...

West led the ace of clubs and East's five was either a singleton or lowest from three. West carefully continued with the seven, a middling card to show no preference for either of the unbid suits. East ruffed and reading partner's defense, returned a low diamond away from the ace. West won and gave his partner another ruff, and East made the killing shift to a spade. Regardless of what declarer did, he could not avoid losing a spade and another diamond for down one. Simply delightful!