{"id":12909,"date":"2020-05-13T15:08:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T13:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/?p=4687"},"modified":"2025-02-05T14:55:08","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T13:55:08","slug":"the-invincible-zia-tournament-analysis-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/en\/the-invincible-zia-tournament-analysis-april\/","title":{"rendered":"The Invincible Zia tournament analysis &#8211; April"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Named ACBL <strong>player of the year many times,world champion<\/strong> and <strong>member of the Hall of Fame<\/strong>, Zia Mahmood gives you a hard time every month during Funbridge Points Tournament!  <br><br>Discover 3 deals analysed by Zia Mahmood from his March tournament.  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Blog_Analyses-donnes-Zia-EN-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4597\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deal 9: Going for the jugular <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"noborder\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 6px; padding-left: 15px;\" width=\"190px\" bgcolor=\"#e9e9e9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1003\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/S.png\" alt=\"S\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #000; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; Q 10 7<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1001\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/H.png\" alt=\"H\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #c90202; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; K 9 8 5<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/D.png\" alt=\"D\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #f28f00; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; K 6 5 2<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/C.png\" alt=\"C\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\">&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #757473;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; A 8<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"noborder\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 15px;\" width=\"190px\" bgcolor=\"#e9e9e9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1003\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/S.png\" alt=\"S\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #000; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; 8 5 3 2<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1001\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/H.png\" alt=\"H\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #c90202; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; 7 6 4<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/D.png\" alt=\"D\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #f28f00; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; 10 9 3<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/C.png\" alt=\"C\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #757473; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; J 9 7 <\/span><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1050 aligncenter\" style=\"min-width: 75px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NSEO_en.png\" alt=\"orientation\" width=\"166\" height=\"90\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 6px; padding-left: 15px;\" width=\"190px\" bgcolor=\"#e9e9e9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1003\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/S.png\" alt=\"S\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #000; font-size: 20px;\"> K 9<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1001\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/H.png\" alt=\"H\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #c90202; font-size: 20px;\"> A 10 2<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/D.png\" alt=\"D\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #f28f00; font-size: 20px;\"> A Q 8<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/C.png\" alt=\"C\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\">&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #757473;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">K 10 6 4 3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 6px; padding-left: 15px;\" width=\"190px\" bgcolor=\"#e9e9e9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1003\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/S.png\" alt=\"S\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #000; font-size: 20px;\"> A J 6 4<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1001\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/H.png\" alt=\"H\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #c90202; font-size: 20px;\"> Q  J 3<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/D.png\" alt=\"D\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #f28f00; font-size: 20px;\"> J 7 4<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/C.png\" alt=\"C\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\">&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #757473;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"> Q 5 2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"bids\" width=\"394\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td style=\"color: white;\" width=\"130\"><b>West<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: white;\" width=\"130\"><b>North<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: white;\" width=\"130\"><b>East<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: white;\" width=\"130\"><b>South (Zia)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">PASS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">PASS<\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1130\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1D.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"42\" height=\"25\"><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1130\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1NT.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"42\" height=\"25\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">DOUBLE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">PASS<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">PASS<\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1130\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2C.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"42\" height=\"25\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">DOUBLE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">PASS<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">PASS<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">PASS<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Contract: 2 &#x2663; by East. Lead: &#x2665; Q <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t think robots actually experience feelings of dread, but if I were West on this deal I would know what was coming as soon as North opened the bidding. My partner would overcall 1NT and get doubled, and <strong>we would have nowhere to go. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Luckily I was South, and happy to double East\u2019s completely normal overcall. <\/strong>When it rescued itself to 2 &#x2663; I was not so confident, but it figured to be our hand and in such cases it\u2019s important to protect the plus score you can achieve in a part score contract. Besides, with a robot opposite you don\u2019t have to fear that partner will have the usual pile of junk human beings open non-vulnerable in third seat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So I doubled again, and everyone passed. The books all tell you to lead partner\u2019s suit, but when RHO has overcalled in no trumps that will often help him to take a finesse he couldn\u2019t manage for himself.  With LHO marked with almost nothing <strong>a heart lead looked safer<\/strong> \u2013 dummy wouldn\u2019t be coming down with &#x2665; A 10 x or &#x2665; K 10 x. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, on a diamond lead declarer could have reached dummy in clubs to play a spade towards the king, making seven tricks for 100 to us \u2013 not a great pairs score. But on the actual lead of &#x2665; Q <strong>we held East to six tricks, 300 to us and an 88% board.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deal 13: I\u2019m only human <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"noborder\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 6px; padding-left: 15px;\" width=\"190px\" bgcolor=\"#e9e9e9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1003\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/S.png\" alt=\"S\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #000; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; Q 8 6 5<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1001\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/H.png\" alt=\"H\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #c90202; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; 9 4 3 2<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/D.png\" alt=\"D\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #f28f00; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; J 7 3 2<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/C.png\" alt=\"C\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\">&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #757473;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; 2<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"noborder\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 15px;\" width=\"190px\" bgcolor=\"#e9e9e9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1003\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/S.png\" alt=\"S\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #000; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; A 7<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1001\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/H.png\" alt=\"H\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #c90202; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; 8 7 5<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/D.png\" alt=\"D\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #f28f00; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; K 9 8 5<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/C.png\" alt=\"C\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #757473; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; A 10 5 4 <\/span><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1050 aligncenter\" style=\"min-width: 75px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NSEO_en.png\" alt=\"orientation\" width=\"166\" height=\"90\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 6px; padding-left: 15px;\" width=\"190px\" bgcolor=\"#e9e9e9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1003\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/S.png\" alt=\"S\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #000; font-size: 20px;\"> K J 10 9 3<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1001\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/H.png\" alt=\"H\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #c90202; font-size: 20px;\"> Q 10<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/D.png\" alt=\"D\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #f28f00; font-size: 20px;\"> Q 10 4<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/C.png\" alt=\"C\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\">&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #757473;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Q J 7<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 6px; padding-left: 15px;\" width=\"190px\" bgcolor=\"#e9e9e9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1003\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/S.png\" alt=\"S\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #000; font-size: 20px;\">4 2<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1001\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/H.png\" alt=\"H\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #c90202; font-size: 20px;\"> A K J 6<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/D.png\" alt=\"D\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #f28f00; font-size: 20px;\"> A 6<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/C.png\" alt=\"C\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\">&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #757473;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\"> K 9 8 6 3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"bids\" width=\"394\" cellspacing=\"2\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td style=\"color: white;\" width=\"130\"><b>West<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: white;\" width=\"130\"><b>North<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: white;\" width=\"130\"><b>East<\/b><\/td>\n<td style=\"color: white;\" width=\"130\"><b>South (Zia)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">PASS<\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1130\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1NT.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"42\" height=\"25\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">PASS<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">PASS<\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1130\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2S.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"42\" height=\"25\"><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1130\" src=\"https:\/\/funbridge.com\/fr\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3C.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"42\" height=\"25\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr align=\"center\">\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">PASS<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">PASS<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">PASS<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Some Easts might open the bidding, but robots are beings of iron discipline. Humans aren\u2019t, as you will see. Not that <strong>my 1NT opening was unreasonable<\/strong> \u2013 if you open 1 &#x2663; and partner responds 1 &#x2660; you don\u2019t have a sensible rebid. West passed, and North showed robotic unwillingness to gamble a Stayman 2 &#x2663; response and pass whatever I did. That would have worked fine, but so should what it actually did, which was to pass and hear East balance with 2 &#x2660;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course I should have doubled this for takeout (or passed, but you can\u2019t go through life fearing that partner\u2019s going to bid diamonds). But<strong> I didn\u2019t know whether my partner\u2019s programming would enable it to recognise a takeout double in this auction.<\/strong> Maybe it wouldn\u2019t know to bid 2NT with a shape like the one it had, allowing us to find our 4-4 heart fit rather than our 4-2 diamond fit. Maybe this, maybe that, maybe the other\u2026 at least it couldn\u2019t misunderstand if I bid 3 &#x2663;. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It didn\u2019t, but that didn\u2019t help much. West didn\u2019t double, but I still went four down vulnerable for minus 400 on what should have been a simple partscore deal. <strong>That was worth 3%, and deserved at least 4% worse than that. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deal 8: 10 equals 98 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"noborder\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 6px; padding-left: 15px;\" width=\"190px\" bgcolor=\"#e9e9e9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1003\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/S.png\" alt=\"S\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #000; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; K 9<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1001\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/H.png\" alt=\"H\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #c90202; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; K Q 9 7<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/D.png\" alt=\"D\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #f28f00; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; J 6 5 3 2<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/C.png\" alt=\"C\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\">&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #757473;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; J 3<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"noborder\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 15px;\" width=\"190px\" bgcolor=\"#e9e9e9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1003\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/S.png\" alt=\"S\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #000; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; 5 3<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1001\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/H.png\" alt=\"H\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #c90202; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; 6 5 4 2<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/D.png\" alt=\"D\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #f28f00; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; Q 10 9 4<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/C.png\" alt=\"C\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #757473; font-size: 20px;\">&nbsp; A 7 2 <\/span><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1050 aligncenter\" style=\"min-width: 75px;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/NSEO_en.png\" alt=\"orientation\" width=\"166\" height=\"90\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 6px; padding-left: 15px;\" width=\"190px\" bgcolor=\"#e9e9e9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1003\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/S.png\" alt=\"S\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #000; font-size: 20px;\"> 2<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1001\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/H.png\" alt=\"H\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #c90202; font-size: 20px;\"> J 10 8 3<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1000\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/D.png\" alt=\"D\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #f28f00; font-size: 20px;\"> K 8 7<\/span><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-999\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.funbridge.com\/bundles\/funbridgewebsite\/images\/conventions\/C.png\" alt=\"C\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\">&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #757473;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">Q 10 9 8 5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-top: 6px; 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