Board 21. Dealer North, N/S Vulnerable
In the table where N/S was Lara and E/W was Morbey
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West North East South
Xana Barbosa C Ferreira R. Pinto
Pass Pass Pass 1
Pass 1
Pass 1
Pass 1NT The End
Both North and South, decided not to consider that their hands were worth an invitation to game and ended up playing 1NT, and declarer made 10 tricks.
In the other table: N/S Morbey & E/O Lara
West North East South
Lara Morbey Capucho Castaño
Pass Pass Pass 1NT
Pass 3* Pass 3
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Pass 3*** Pass 3NT****
Fin
* Puppett (FG)
** A 4th major
*** I have hearts
**** Me not, lets play in NT
Castaño, reevaluated his hand, and opened 1NT, adding points because of the fifth club and controls. North with 10 points immediately knew they were in the game zone and useed the Puppett convention to ask for 5th majors suits. When the pair saw their majors were different they declared the game in NT.
Lead: J
10 tricks with any lead (11 if thelead is the Jack of spades) because the diamond king is on and the long clubs.