Unexpected Consequences
By Mark Horton In 46th World Bridge Teams Championships On 25th August 2023
Sometimes your actions during the bidding may lead to an unexpected result.
In Round 11 of the Wuhan Cup, Australia led USA1 26-0 partly because of this deal:
You might bid 4NT with the East hand, but it looks to me as if passing is the percentage move, hoping that four tricks will be easier than 11.
When declarer ruffed West’s 
A at trick one defensive prospects were poor, but declarer, mindful of West’s double and East’s Pass decided to play a low spade at trick two. West won with the king and switched a low heart, three rounds of the suit allowing East to score the setting trick with the 
Q.
In the other room there was no double, and declarer was not hard pressed to secure 10 tricks by avoiding the loss of two trump tricks.
However, it did not prove to be a case of ‘Advance Australia Fair’, as over the remaining 7 deals USA1 amassed 44 IMPs without reply!
