Hand 438 — Jacoby 2NT

Play this hand
Dealer
S
User Side
N/S
Contract
6S
Declarer
S
Tricks Makeable
12
Recommended Lead
10C
Vulnerability
East-West
System
SAYC

Planning

After a major-suit fit is agreed using Jacoby 2NT,we should identify whether the partnership have enough points to investigate slam.

The Deal

North
K Q 8 6
A 5
K 10 8 4
Q 7 2
West
10 5 3
J 7 4 3
J 7 2
10 8 4
East
2
10 9 8 2
Q 9 5 3
A J 9 6
South
A J 9 7 4
K Q 6
A 6
K 5 3
North: 14 HCP, 4-2-4-3 (bal)
East: 7 HCP, 1-4-4-4
South: 17 HCP, 5-3-2-3 (bal)
West: 2 HCP, 3-4-3-3 (bal)

Bidding Sequence

S W N E
1SPass2NTPass
3NTPass4HPass
4NTPass5HPass
6S

Final Comments

In 6 spades we look at both hands.
We could lose 2 clubs.
We can use the third good heart to discard the losing club.
So we make our small slam.