♠ KQ72
♥ A85
♦ KT7
♣ AQJ
♠ 8653
♥ T73
♦ J532
♣ 62
♠ JT
♥ J9
♦ A964
♣ KT854
♠ A94
♥ KQ642
♦ Q8
♣ 973
♥ A85
♦ KT7
♣ AQJ
♠ 8653
♥ T73
♦ J532
♣ 62
♠ JT
♥ J9
♦ A964
♣ KT854
♠ A94
♥ KQ642
♦ Q8
♣ 973
| N | E | S | W |
| 1♠ | Pass | 2♣ | Pass |
| 3NT | All Pass | ||
Board 5
Score 13 IMPs
Dealer North
N/S Vul
3NT looks like the contract everyone should be in - S looking best to bid 2♣ here with this nice 9 count and length, which has the benefit of keeping W off lead.
A heart lead is going to make life very difficult - unless E/W discard badly on the clubs, they are always going to beat you to the setting trick.
Of course, if you’ve bid clubs instead of no trumps, E is going to find it that much more difficult to start with a heart!!
