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The North-South uncontested auction continued one spade, two diamonds (fourth-suit game-forcing), two hearts (three-card support), four hearts, pass.
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Declarer, who realized he would not be permitted spade ruffs and hoped instead to win four hearts, three diamonds and one spade, won the first trick with his heart jack, played a diamond to dummy's ace and continued with the diamond queen.
Over one spade, East would have raised to two spades).
South might have opened one spade, three spades or four spades, and chose the gentle approach.
And what about (one spade) - pass - (two spades) - two no-trump?
At the other table, Richard Jeng (South) did open one spade.
At other tables some opened one spade.
He lost one spade and two hearts.
In both rooms North opened one spade.
But understandably both programs responded one spade.
Note that four spades would have made, losing one spade, one heart and one club.
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