After all, you could still have a six-card spade suit ... DEAR MR. RIGAL: Holding SPADES 3, HEARTS A-10-9-6-4-2, DIAMONDS A-Q-5-4, CLUBS 10-5 you hear your partner bid three hearts over your ...

After all, you could still have a six-card spade suit ... and the next player jumps to four spades. You try six hearts, but your left-hand opponent pushes on to six spades, which you double.