Board 23

Board 23

♠ 9
♥ J 9 8 4
♦ K 8 5 3
♣ K 8 7 4
♠ A K Q J 6
♥ A Q 6 5 3
♦ 6
♣ 6 2
N
W   E
 
S
♠ 8 5 4 3 2
♥ K 2
♦ A Q 10 7
♣ 10 9
♠ 10 7
♥ 10 7
♦ J 9 4 2
♣ A Q J 5 3

Dealer:

South

Vuln:

All

W N E S
Pass
1♠ Pass 4♠ End

Contract:

4♠ by West

When partner opens 1♠, East expects to make game despite only having 9 points. She bids 4♠ directly to show a distributional hand.