ANDY SPADE, CO-FOUNDER OF PARTNERS & SPADE Off to the side of the main living room is this red room, which Andy Spade describes as "our room".
In the other room Dennis Bilde (South) rebid three clubs over two hearts, but when his father continued with three spades, South signed off in four spades.
After East doubled, and South rebid three spades, North signed off in three no-trump, worried that the defense against four spades would start club to the queen, club ace, club ruff.
When his partner bid two no-trump, a strong spade raise, he signed off in four spades.
Revenues climbed from less than $100,000 in 1993 to $1.5 million in 1995, but the Spades lived off Andy's advertising salary until he quit to join Kate full time in 1996.
South, knowing that the heart ace and spade king were missing, signed off in five spades.
Now North should have relayed with five hearts, asking for the spade queen, but he signed off in five spades.
For Jarecki, it paid off in spades.
The strategy has paid off in spades.
