Board 13

Board 13

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

Dealer:

North

Vuln:

All

W N E S
1♦ 1♥ 1♠
Pass 3♠ Pass 4♠
End

Contract:

4♠ by South

With 4 spades South would have made a negative double, so 1♠ shows 5 spades, making it easy for North to support spades at the three level despite having only 3-card support. The hand is worth a game invitation of 3♠, which South is pleased to accept.