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Try this problem:

North dealer : North-South vulnerable

What would you do as East with:

(Answer later)

Stage 2 of the Butler Open Trials finished yesterday. We survived with 4 wins, 17-13, 18-12, 16-14 and 25-5. That left us in front when the music stopped. These were the finishing positions after 19 rounds:

1. Matt Mullamphy – Klinger          361
2. Julian Foster – David Weston         333
3. Andy Braithwaite – Ian Robinson    327
4. Nabil Edgtton – Paul Gosney        305
5. Simon Hinge – Kim Morrison        304
6. Pauline Gumby – Warren Lazer    303

Women’s final positions (19 rounds):
1. Nevena Djurovic – Pauline Evans    354
2. Nazife Bashar – Kinga Moses        347
3. Sue Lusk – Therese Tully        342
4. Margaret Bourke – Paula McLeish    330
5. Sally Murray-White – Paula Schroor    312
6. Inez Glanger – Marcia Scudder    308

Seniors’ final positions (13 rounds):
1. Nicky Strasser – George Bilski        237
2. Elli Urbach – Les Varadi        233
3. Sara Tishler – Bob Richman        228.3

ANC Swiss Pairs (13 rounds):
1. Jill Courtney – Michael Courtney    235
2. Elizabeth Havas – Neil Ewart        209
3. Richard Hills – Chris Quail        203

You can find all the results and the Daily Bulletins via the www.abf.com.au website.

Back to today’s problem:

You do not have a great hand in high cards, but the club void might be a great asset. After 2 you could reasonably jump to 4 as a splinter. That should excite partner enough, as the full deal looked like this:

At our table East jumped to 4, all pass. North led the 2 and the 10 won. A diamond to the ace was followed by a spade to the ten, diamond ruff and a spade to the queen. After A and another diamond ruff, declarer had all the tricks for +510.

Open datum: E-W 490. All ten pairs played in 4. Five made 13 tricks.

Women’s datum: E-W 470. Nine pairs played in 4. One made 13 tricks. One N-S pair saved in 5 doubled for –800.

Seniors’ datum: E-W 450. Six pairs played in 4, one in 2. Two pairs made 13 tricks, including the pair in 2.