Good old fashion bidding.
Bridge Column for October 1, 2000, By HARVEY BERNSTEIN
North-South vulnerable.  West deals.
                              NORTH
                              S: A 9 8 7          
                              H: Q 10 2      
                              D: A K 9 4     
                              C: A 8     
            WEST                             EAST
            S: K J                           S: 10 3         
            H: A K 6 5 3                     H: 9 8 7      
            D: 7 5                           D: J 6               
            C: 10 9 4 2                      C: K Q J 7 5 3 
                              SOUTH                         
                              S: Q 6 5 4 2 
                              H: J 4    
                              D: Q 10 8 3 2 
                              C: 6        
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                   WEST   NORTH     EAST   SOUTH                  
                   Pass    1NT      Pass     2S 
                   Pass    3S       Pass     4S 
                   Pass    Pass     Pass 
     On a recent Monday evening, Roger Siegel of Aurora called me
to see if I was available for a session of duplicate bridge.  The
Indians were in the heat of a pennant race and the Olympics were
going strong, but the lure of a good bridge game is usually
number one on my list.  We played at Barbara Greenspan's
Beachwood Duplicate Bridge Club which meets at 7:15 p.m. at the
Beachwood Recreation Center (corner of Richmond Road and
Fairmount Blvd, Beachwood) on Monday evenings.
     Siegel and I play somewhat old fashioned methods.  After his
one no trump opening, my two spade bid is to play.  His three
spade bid shows a four card spade suit and a maximum point count. 
From my point of view, game is a stretch, but I do have a second
five card suit and the offense often has an advantage in these
kind of hands, so I accepted his invitation and bid four spades.
     The opening lead was the king of hearts.  The two was played
from the dummy, East contributed the seven and I falsecarded the
jack, for no other reason than it is good to false card now and
again.  West shifted to the ten of clubs.  I called for the ace
and when that held, led a small spade to the queen and the king.
     West continued with another club which I trumped.  A small
spade to the ace picked up the outstanding trumps and I was able
to concede a heart and claim ten tricks.
     The +620 score was good for eleven out of twelve
matchpoints, and yes, I was lucky to find the spade suit evenly
divided, but spades could have been three-oone with the king on
my right and it would have worked out just as well.  
     On this night nothing bad was going to happen as Siegel and
I had a 68% game for first overall.  Sometimes the old fashioned
way is the best.
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