04 – Working out the distribution
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Dealer:
East
W | N | E | S |
1♦ | 2♣ | ||
2♠ | 3♣ | 3♦ | 4♣ |
End |
Contract:
4♣ by South
Lead:
♦3
(Partner's 3♣ shows exactly 4 cards, with unspecified point count.)
We paused to think about neither opponent bidding hearts, and worked out that that West's distriubution must be 5-5-1-2 and East's must be 0-5-6-2.
So, we know West's spades and East's diamonds exactly. We don't know where the heart honours are, but East's bidding was very weak for the distribution, so she may have only 9 points. The hands must be something like those shown.
Plan the play to guarantee ten tricks.