[blml] Off with her head! [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

[richard.hills at immi.gov.au]

Imps
Dlr: West
Vul: Nil

The bidding has gone:

WEST      NORTH     EAST      SOUTH
1C(1)     1S        Pass(2)   Pass
1NT(3)    Pass      3NT       Pass
Pass      Pass

(1) Precision Club, alerted
(2) 6-8 hcp, alerted
(3) 17-19 hcp, balanced

North leads a fourth-best five of spades.

                      EAST (dummy)
                      T72
                      T85
                      T5
                      AK762
          SOUTH (you)
          Q9
          KJ974
          J76
          JT8

East is pining for the fjords, so dashes
out of the room as soon as dummy is
displayed.  As West leans over to play
the ten of spades from dummy at trick
one, West inadvertently shows you that
West holds the Ace, King and Four of
spades.

Law 74C5:

"...it is appropriate to act on
information acquired by inadvertently
seeing an opponent's card..."

Your queen of spades is duly captured
by West's king.  At trick two declarer
plays the four of clubs, partner plays
the five of clubs, and dummy plays the
six of clubs.  You decide to avoid a
revoke, so win the trick.

What card do you play at trick three?

What other cards do you consider
playing at trick three?


Best wishes

Richard James Hills, amicus curiae
Level 6 Aqua Training Suite, DIAC
02 6225 6776

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