[blml] Another claim with inadequate statement

Gordon Bower siegmund at gci.net
Sat Jul 22 05:39:19 CEST 2006


We need a break from encrypted signals arguments, so let's go back to an old standby, the boundary between careless and irrational.

Dealer West, both sides vul, IMPs (if that matters to you.)

     T97
     K
     K7432
     T932
AKJ4      Q6
J6          Q98742
AQ95      8
AJ8       K754
      8532
      AT53
      JT6
      Q6

Bidding: 2NT, 3D transfer, 3H, 4H.

1: CT,4,6,J
2: S4,7,Q,2
3: H2,3,J,K
4: C3,5,Q,A
5: H6,D2,H4,HT
6: D6,DA

At this point declarer claims 6 of the remaining 7 tricks.
NS look at him expectantly and he says "all tops" or something like that.
I don't think anyone believes West has miscounted the trumps -- but he has not shown any awareness of the fact that he has several different ways of entering dummy, which are not guaranteed to be successful.

Do you allow him to make, or do you impose entering dummy with CK, ruffed?





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