The Little Things
Sometimes the smallest details can make or break a bridge hand.
This deal is an actual hand from the Vanderbilt Knockout Teams at the Dallas NABC.
You hold:
A843 
873 
— 
J86432
Partner leads the K against 3NT, which you play asks for an attitude signal.
Dummy hits with:
QT75 Q9 QT952 A7
Playing standard signals, you play the 3…or do you?
The whole hand:
| QT75 | ||
| Q9 | ||
| QT952 | ||
| A7 | ||
| J6 | A843 | |
| AK6542 | 873 | |
| 74 | — | |
| Q95 | J86432 | |
| K92 | ||
| JT | ||
| AKJ863 | ||
| KT |
If you play the 3 at trick 1, you block the heart suit. You can no longer beat 3NT.
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