Answer to Bridge Quiz No. 1

Here is the hand held by West:-

Spade King Spade Jack Spade Nine Spade Eight Spade Seven Spade Five Spade Two Hearts ten Clubs eight Clubs five Clubs three Diamond seven Diamond four

When this hand was actually played, West bid 3 Spades and all the the other players passed. West was defeated by 2 tricks (he won seven tricks altogether), so, using Chicago or Duplicate scoring, North/South scored 100 points. With the cards they have, North/South can make 4 Hearts or 5 Clubs and would have scored 420 or 400 points. West's bid of 3 Spades is thus what is called a "good sacrifice". Even in Rubber Bridge scoring the bid would still be worthwhile.

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