Susanna and I are very pleased to announce we have a Fan! His name is Tony Graham and he edits the newsletter for the Oban Bridge Club. In his email he says: ‘Of all the bridge columns I read weekly [insert all the top names], yours are the ones I enjoy the most and find most useful.’ As Susanna said: ‘Who is this marvellous man??’
Thank you, Tony. I hope you like today’s hand played by England International Ben Norton in TGR’s Superleague, which has just begun its new season:
North’s 5♠ was a good, practical slam invitation, and Ben had an easy raise with both a control in the opponents’ suit and a rich 17 count. West opted for a Club lead, won in dummy. It looks like a routine hand with elimination in the minors followed by a Heart finesse to endplay East, but things took a bad turn when West was the one with three trumps.
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