Best dummy entry ever?

by David Kent & Doug Heron, Ottawa, Canada

David Kent and Doug Heron of Canada believe they have found the most amazing dummy entry ever - a singleton 6.

West	North	East	South
			P
1	Dbl	1	4
4	P	P	5
Dbl	AP

E/W Vul Dealer South Imps	K942 AKJ9 6 J1053	.
J87 --- AQJ852 AQ62		AQ10653 632 3 984
.	--- Q108754 K10974 K7	.

West led the 7 - David Kent hopped up with the K and ruffed the A. He led the 4 and suddenly found himself in dummy with the singleton 6! He didn't need the dummy entry, but he needed the trick! That little diamond was the difference between making and going down one.

Doug Heron says that when the 6 won the trick, East merely shrugged his shoulders with complete equanamity as if this sort of thing befell him every day.

At the other table, South opened 1, and North splintered over the diamond overcall. Spades were never found, so declarer played in 4, just making - 6 IMPs to David and Doug.

Editor's note:

• This article first appeared in the Daily News at the World championships in Lille, France in 1998
• If you want to comment on these articles, why not write direct to David Kent?
• He will be pleased to hear from you!

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