Fit Jumps Opener 18-19 Balanced 171220 Hand 10

Board 10 North Deals	♠ A K 4 ♥ K 6 3 ♦ A J 7 6 4 ♣ A 8
♠ Q 10 8 2 ♥ 9 ♦ 10 3 2 ♣ K J 10 5 4	N W E S	♠ J 9 7 6 3 ♥ J 7 5 4 2 ♦ 5 ♣ 9 6
19 6    2 13	♠ 5 ♥ A Q 10 8 ♦ K Q 9 8 ♣ Q 7 3 2

NS 7♦; NS 6N; NS 5♥; NS 3♣; S 1♠; Par +1440

	North	South
	1 ♦	2 ♥
	3 NT	4 ♦
	4 ♥	4 ♠
	4 NT	5 ♠
	5 NT	6 ♦
	Pass

6 ♦ by North

Lead: ♥ 4

Made 7 — NS +940

North's rebid is 3 NT. Now south can bid 4 ♦ to initiate a slam try. Remember bypassing 4 ♣ here denies a club control.

Notice how close we are to the grand here. In fact it is better than 50% just needing the ♥ J to fall in three rounds.

However it is hard to diagnose the ♥ Q let alone the ♥ J. Perhaps it would be better for south to take control over 4 ♥ as it will be much easier for south to find north with the ♣ K. Although again there are other layouts where the grand makes, for example if north had the impossible to find ♥ J (instead of the ♦ J).

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