Dealer East;   E/W Vulnerable
	A K Q 10 7  A J 3  -  A Q J 9 8
9 4 3  K Q 10 8 7 6  A K 10 5  -		J 5  5 4 2  Q J 9 8 7  10 6 4
	8 6 2  9  6 4 3 2  K 7 5 3 2

East Pass Pass Pass All Pass

South Pass 3 5

West 1 3 Pass

North 2(1) 4(2) 6

    (1) Traditional Acol force showing a very strong hand.

    (2) Trying to get more information from South, and leaving room for a spade bid.

WOW what a hand! A perfectly normal opening from West yet the N/S grand slam in clubs is unbeatable, even if almost impossible to bid, and 6S by North makes even after a club lead is ruffed.

This hand appeared in the Devon Charity Simultaneous Pairs in September 2010 and there were many different results, ranging from 140 to E/W (!) for a making heart part-score to 1210 to N/S for 6S doubled. The bidding suggestion and comments above are taken from the commentary I offered at the time but I'm sure that there are better ways to bid this - even with interference.

Paul Ainsworth