"Grandmother Knows"

Submitted by Lloyd Knickle

This month's Backpage Bridge is a hand that Lloyd Knickle’s Grandmother showed him many years ago.

How would you play it?

The bid is 7 hearts by south. The lead is the King of Clubs by west. Lloyd insists that the east hand is typical of one George holds when he is Lloyd’s partner.

NORTH

ª: A Q 6

©: A K Q J

¨: Q J 10 9 8 7

§: VOID

WEST EAST

ª: K J 10 9 8 7 ª: 5 4 3 2

©: 5 4 3 2 ©: VOID

¨: VOID ¨: 6 5 4 3 2

§: K Q J §: 5 4 3 2

SOUTH

ª: VOID

©: 10 9 8 7 6

¨: A K

§: A 10 9 8 7 6