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Here is the Fourteenth hand I generated:
North ♠QJ4 ♥T876 ♦T43 ♣J86 |
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West ♠7 ♥42 ♦AQ865 ♣AT952 |
East ♠T9832 ♥AKQ ♦KJ ♣Q43 |
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South ♠AK65 ♥J953 ♦972 ♣K7 |
Dealer is East and no one is vulnerable.
Double Dummy:
3NT can make by E/W
5♦ can make by E/W
5♣ can make by E/W
3♠ can make by E/W
2♥ can make by E/W
Analysis
If East opens up 1NT I think West will either bid 3NT or if they have ways to show 5-5 in the minors they will do that.East will bid 3NT because they don't care about the minors.
So they will end up in 3NT.
If East opens up 1♠ it now depends on what system the partnership plays.
Playing Standard American West will bid 2♦. East can now bid 3NT since they know they have the values for game. West will "Pass".
Playing 2/1 Game Forcing over 1♠ West will be forced to bid 1NT. Which would be forcing.
East would rebid 2♣.
West would do something -- maybe 3♣ or even something stronger.
Either way East will bid 3NT.
So I think all roads lead to 3NT.
Which will make easily.
I don't even think the lead will matter. You won't get a ♠ lead if East opens 1♠ but East has 9 tricks. Should they try for a tenth if it means risking the contract? If they lose a ♣ at some point the Opponents can get into ♠ and East will go down. I don't think they will take the chance.
So on this hand it really doesn't matter what East opens. They will get to 3NT and take their 9 tricks.
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