11. Slam dunk!

West Deals
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Q J 8 3

Q 4

A 9 7 5 2

10 5

K 5

K 5 

8 6 4

A K 9 7 6 4    

A 6 2

A 9 8 3 2

10

Q 8 3 2

 

10 9 7 4

J 10 7 6

K Q J 3

J


In a nation-wide Simultaneous Pairs event, very few pairs reached 6♣ which is surprising. One pair that did were helped by North over-calling West’s 1♣ with 1 on that awful suit, but he paid for it, since when South went to 4 over East’s 4♣ West knew East had one diamond at most, so punted 6♣.