Board 04

Board 04

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

Dealer:

West

Vuln:

All

W N E S
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.