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N E S W 1♦ 2♦* P 4♥ P P P Looking at our losers on the
N E S W 1♦ 2♦* P 4♥ P P P West starts the bidding with a
N E S W P 1♥ P 1♠ P 2♦ P 2♥ P P P If we
N E S W P 1♥ P 1♠ P 2♦ P 2♥ P P P South passes
N E S W 1NT X 2♦* P 2♥ P P P Setting up dummy has more
N E S W 1NT X 2♦* P 2♥ P P P East opens the bidding with
N E S W 1♠ P 3♠ P 4♠ P P P From a losers perspective we
N E S W 1♠ P 3♠ P 4♠ P P P North opens 1♠, East passes,
N E S W 1♥ P 2♥ P 2♠* P 4♥ P P P On first sight
N E S W 1♥ P 2♥ P 2♠* P 4♥ P P P With North-South silent
N E S W 1♠ P 3♠ P P P The opening lead of a diamond unfortunately
N E S W 1♠ P 3♠ P P P South opens 1♠ on the rule of
N E S W 1♠ P 2♣ 2♦ 2♥ 3♦ 4♠ P P P As mentioned before,
N E S W 1♠ P 2♣ 2♦ 2♥ 3♦ 4♠ P P P East opens 1♠
N E S W 1NT P 2♣* P 2♥ P 3NT P 4♠ P 4NT P 5♦ P 5NT
N E S W 1NT P 2♣* P 2♥ P 3NT P 4♠ P 4NT P 5♦ P 5NT
NESW PP1♠2♣P3♣PPP Analysing this hand the 'normal way' which would be to look at the losers in our hand here,
N E S W P P 1♠ 2♣ P 3♣ P P P West and North both
N E S W 1NT P 2♥* P 2♠ P P P The reason the ♣2 lead
N E S W 1NT P 2♥* P 2♠ P P P South starts the bidding with
N E S W P 1♠ 2♥ P 3♥ P P P Analysing the losers in our
N E S W P 1♠ 2♥ P 3♥ P P P East starts the auction with
NESWP1♥P4♥P4NTP5♣P6♥PPP Looking at our losers here and it becomes obvious where our problem lies. We have a potential of
N E S W P 1♥ P 4♥ P 4NT P 5♣ P 6♥ P P P
N E S W P P 1♥ P 3♥ P 4♥ P P P Counting our losers
N E S W P P 1♥ P 3♥ P 4♥ P P P West starts off
N E S W 2NT P 3NT P P P Firstly, we are glad to have avoided
N E S W 2NT P 3NT P P P South opens 2NT representing their 20-22 balanced
NESW 1♥P2♠P4♠PPP Looking at our losers in hand, it appears this 4♠ contract is going to be easy, and
N E S W 1♥ P 2♠ P 4♠ P P P With North-South passing throughout the
