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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 6 3
♦ A 8
♣ A J 2
| Deal 10 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID . |
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♠ A 8 7 5 4 ♥ 10 6 3 ♦ A 8 ♣ A J 2 |
| Deal 10 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
Partner has opened and you have 14 points. You know you belong in game but there is no need to jump and use up bidding space. You respond 1♠. Partner now bids 2♠. What do you bid next? |
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♠ A 8 7 5 4 ♥ 10 6 3 ♦ A 8 ♣ A J 2 |
| Deal 10 |
♠ K Q 9 2 ♥ 9 5 2 ♦ K 7 ♣ K Q 8 3 |
You know you should be in game and now you know the suit. You bid 4♠. South plays 4♠. The defense quickly takes three ♥ tricks, then switches to a ♦. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ A 8 7 5 4 ♥ 10 6 3 ♦ A 8 ♣ A J 2 |
| Deal 10 |
♠ K Q 9 2 ♥ 9 5 2 ♦ K 7 ♣ K Q 8 3 |
South plays 4♠. The defense quickly takes three ♥ tricks, then switches
to a ♦.
Losers: ♠ 0? : ♥ 3 : ♦ 0 : ♣ 0 : Total = 3? This Deal is VERY similar to Deal 9 in that you are only worried about a 4-0 trump split. The reason that it shows up right here is to point out the difference between J 8 6 3 and J 10 6 3. If East holds ♠ J 10 6 3 then there is nothing you can do about it - you will go down. If you lead a ♠ from dummy he will "split his honors" by playing the ♠10. This will force your ♠A and he can just sit back and wait for his ♠J to make a trick. But if it is West with ♠ J 10 6 3 you can keep him from winning a ♠ trick, IF YOUR FIRST ♠ PLAY IS THE ♠A. East shows out and you play a small ♠ toward dummy's ♠ K Q 9. If West plays low you insert the ♠9, if he plays one of his honors you win it, then return to your hand and finesse him out of the other honor. Click NEXT to see the full deal. |
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♠ A 8 7 5 4 ♥ 10 6 3 ♦ A 8 ♣ A J 2 |
| Deal 10 |
♠ K Q 9 2 ♥ 9 5 2 ♦ K 7 ♣ K Q 8 3 |
When West holds four trumps you can pick them up if your first ♠ play is the ♠A.
If your first ♠ was ♠K or ♠Q then it would be too late. Click NEXT to see an alternate deal. |
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♠ J 10 6 3 ♥ K Q J ♦ 10 9 5 4 ♣ 9 5 |
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♠ -- ♥ A 8 7 4 ♦ Q J 6 3 2 ♣ 10 7 6 4 |
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♠ A 8 7 5 4 ♥ 10 6 3 ♦ A 8 ♣ A J 2 |
| Deal 10 |
♠ K Q 9 2 ♥ 9 5 2 ♦ K 7 ♣ K Q 8 3 |
When East holds four trumps there is no way to avoid a loser. As soon as you lead the first small ♠
from dummy East will play the ♠10. That will force your ♠A and leave him
with ♠ J 6 3 behind dummy's ♠ K Q 9.
To summarize: If you are missing J x x x your first play should be from the hand with two honors. Then you will be able to finesse in either direction. If you are missing J 10 x x your first play should be honor from the hand with only one. This will leave you with a double-finesse position in one direction. If the other defender has the trumps there is nothing you can do. Deal 11 |
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♠ -- ♥ K Q J 4 ♦ Q 10 9 5 4 ♣ 9 6 5 4 |
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♠ J 10 6 3 ♥ A 8 7 ♦ J 6 3 2 ♣ 10 7 |
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♠ A 8 7 5 4 ♥ 10 6 3 ♦ A 8 ♣ A J 2 |