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YOU ARE PLAYING TEAMS, SITTING SOUTH. FIRST IN HAND, AT UNFAVORABLE VULNERABILITY YOU PICK UP THIS HAND:
♠ 43
♥ A2
♦ A8653
♣ AQ97
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Jérémie Tignel is a multiple French bridge champion. As an experienced player, he brilliantly succeeded in joining the Club France (year 2023). As well as competing and training, he writes articles for a number of well-known bridge magazines.
