Board 24 Dlr West None Vul ♠ AKJ72♥ J7 ♦ AK ♣ QT97 ♠ QT8 ♠ 63 ♥ 9864 ♥ T3 ♦ 872 ♦ T9643 ♣ 853 ♣ K642 ♠ 954 ♥ AKQ52 ♦ QJ5 ♣ AJWest North East South Pass 1♠ Pass 3♥ Pass 3♠ Pass 4♠ Pass 4NT Pass 5♥ Pass 5NT Pass 6♥ all Pass
Doug and I had an unusual auction on this deal from round six. 3♥ was natural and strong, old-fashioned. 3♠ was non-committal, leaving partner room to describe his hand. 4♠ was natural and denied shortness. 5♥ showed two key cards without the spade queen. I was looking for seven, even after I found we were off the queen of trump. 5N ostensibly promised all the key cards and asked for specific kings. After I learned we were off the club king I took stock again. Doug had to hold pretty much what he did hold, perhaps without one of the minor suit jacks. I saw that 6♠ might go down on a bad trump break, so I passed. Doug was surprised, but not so surprised that he didn't take all 13 tricks with the aid of the club hook.
I also considered 6N. 6♥ seemed a little more secure in that we could set up the 5th spade on some layouts, but it did risk a 5-1 trump break.
At the other table our opponents unaccountably stopped short of slam with their 35 HCP, so we picked up 11 IMPs.
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