One problem may need two solutions

Mike Murdock, a televangelist, said, "You will only be remembered for two things: the problems you solve or the ones you create."

Even better for a bridge player is to solve the problems that are presented, not to create them. In today's deal, South is in six spades. What should he do after West leads a low heart?

North's two-no-trump response was the Jacoby Forcing Raise, guaranteeing at least four-card support and game-going values. South's three-no-trump rebid indicated a middling hand (usually 14-16 points) with no side-suit singleton or void. Four clubs and four diamonds were control-bids showing those aces.