Camrose double fit 3

Game all
Dealer East

• AKQ105
• J5
• 863
• J85

• none
• A10842
• A10952
• Q63

N

W

E

S

• 974
• K973
• KQJ74
• 9

• J8632
• Q6
• none
• AK10742

West

North

East

South

John

Jonathan

Tommy

Paul

—

—

Pass

1

2NT^reds

3^spades

4

4

Pass

Pass

5

5

Pass

Pass

6

Pass

Pass

6

Pass

Pass

X

All pass

Barry

Tom

Sally

Hugh

—

—

Pass

1^{carrot club}

2^reds

4

5

All pass

Mike

Helen

John

Tyrone

—

—

Pass

1

2NT^reds

3

4

5

Pass

5

All pass

John

Paul

Ian

Gary

—

—

Pass

1

1

1

3^reds

4

5

5

All pass

Iain

Ian

John

Robin

—

—

Pass

1

2NT^reds

3

4

4

Pass

Pass

5

5

X^{spade control}

Pass

6

All pass

Hastings

Gerald

Greer

John

—

—

Pass

1

1

1

3

4

All pass

Par on this hand is two off in 6X. It's important for East or West to show both red suits. It's easier for North-South to bid high if South opens 1 and North shows spades, because if South opens 1 he'll be worried later about his weak suit. If South and East do bid the auction up to 6. North has a difficult high-stakes guess, which Jonathan Mestel did well to get right.