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| 1♦ | pass | BID | |
You are South and it is your bid.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
♥ 10 9 8 2
♦ J 4
♣ K 7 2
| Deal 2 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID . |
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♠ A K Q 3 ♥ 10 9 8 2 ♦ J 4 ♣ K 7 2 |
| Deal 2 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
A jump to 2NT would be descriptive, but your first goal is to seek a Major suit fit. When you have two 4-card Majors you should respond "up-the-line" so you bid 1♥. Partner says 2♥. What do you bid now? |
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♠ A K Q 3 ♥ 10 9 8 2 ♦ J 4 ♣ K 7 2 |
| Deal 2 |
♠ 7 4 ♥ K Q J 3 ♦ A K 7 5 ♣ 8 6 3 |
Partner would not support your ♥ suit without 4 cards so you have an 8-card Major fit. There is no point in bidding ♠s. Partner has at least 13 points and you have 13 so you bid the game. South plays 4♥. West leads the ♦10. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ A K Q 3 ♥ 10 9 8 2 ♦ J 4 ♣ K 7 2 |
| Deal 2 |
♠ 7 4 ♥ K Q J 3 ♦ A K 7 5 ♣ 8 6 3 |
South plays 4♥. West leads the ♦10.
To make a PLAN for a suit contract you should count your losers. Losers: ♠ 0 : ♥ 1 : ♦ 0 : ♣ 3 : Total = 4 There is nothing you can do about losing the Ace of trumps. The three ♣ losers would only happen if West has the ♣A and East wins a trick early, (say with the ♥A), and leads a ♣ through your ♣K. You can take care of this possibility by discarding a ♣ from dummy BEFORE you play trumps. So win the ♦K, and play ♠A, ♠K, ♠Q, discarding dummy's ♣3 on the last one. Then pull trumps. You will end up losing two ♣s and the ♥A. Click NEXT to see the Deal that could have set you. |
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♠ A K Q 3 ♥ 10 9 8 2 ♦ J 4 ♣ K 7 2 |
| Deal 2 |
♠ 7 4 ♥ K Q J 3 ♦ A K 7 5 ♣ 8 6 3 |
Visualize what would have happened if you had taken the first trick and immediately tried to pull trumps.
East would win his ♥A and would switch to a black suit to lead up to dummy's weakness. In this case he would surely lead the ♣Q, and you would lose three ♣ tricks and be down before you started. Making a PLAN is a necessary part of being a good Declarer and Visualizing what might happen is a necessary part of making a Plan. Deal 3 |
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♠ 10 5 2 ♥ 7 6 4 ♦ 10 9 8 6 ♣ A 9 5 |
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♠ J 9 8 6 ♥ A 5 ♦ Q 3 2 ♣ Q J 10 4 |
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♠ A K Q 3 ♥ 10 9 8 2 ♦ J 4 ♣ K 7 2 |