Directing Situations - Situation 33

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Dealer North. Love all.

    Q J 6 5    
    A J 4 2    
    8 5    
    10 6 4    
10 9 4     A K
K 10 9 6     Q 8 3
J 7 3 2     A K Q 10 6
J 2     A K 7
    8 7 3 2    
    7 5    
    9 4    
    Q 9 8 5 3    

 

West

North

East

South

 
    pass 2a(a) pass  
  2b(b) pass 3NT pass  
  4NT (c) pass 5d(d) pass  
  5NT (d) pass pass pass  
(a) Benjamin (same as an Acol 2)
(b) Negative
(c) Alerted
(d) Not alerted
North/South call the TD at the end of the hand: they want to know why East did not show his number of kings over 5NT, and whether it had anything to do with West’s failure to alert 5Spade. East alerted 4NT because he believed it to be Blackwood. East will argue that 5NT cannot be for kings because of the original negative response. 5NT made exactly
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