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♦ ?
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| 1NT | pass | BID | |
You are South and it is your bid.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
You and partner do NOT play Jacoby Transfer Bids.
♥ K 10 9 8 3
♦ J 5 3
♣ Q 3
| Deal 14 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID . You and partner do NOT play Jacoby Transfer Bids. |
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♠ A 7 4 ♥ K 10 9 8 3 ♦ J 5 3 ♣ Q 3 |
| Deal 14 |
♠ K 6 3 ♥ Q J ♦ A K 4 2 ♣ A 10 6 4 |
With 11 points you know you want to reach game since partner has at least 15. However, you aren't sure at this point just which game to reach. If you knew partner held 3 ♥s you'd choose 4♥ since you would have an 8-card Major fit. On the other hand, if you knew partner had only a doubleton ♥ you would choose 3NT, which would probably be better. So you jump to 3♥. This bid tells partner to "Pick a Game". He picks 3NT. North would play 3NT. Click ROTATE |
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♠ A 7 4 ♥ K 10 9 8 3 ♦ J 5 3 ♣ Q 3 |
| Deal 14 |
♠ A 7 4 ♥ K 10 9 8 3 ♦ J 5 3 ♣ Q 3 |
South plays 3NT. West leads the ♠J. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ K 6 3 ♥ Q J ♦ A K 4 2 ♣ A 10 6 4 |
| Deal 14 |
♠ A 7 4 ♥ K 10 9 8 3 ♦ J 5 3 ♣ Q 3 |
South plays 3NT. West leads the ♠J.
Winner count: ♠ 2 : ♥ 0 : ♦ 2 : ♣ 1 : Total = 5 Although the ♦ and ♣ suits offer the possibility for creating a winner it is evident that you really need to bring in the ♥s. By driving out the ♥A you will establish the 4 winners that you need. The problem is that when you play ♥Q then ♥J a good defender will hold up his ♥A. You could get to dummy with the ♠A and continue ♥s, but you would no longer have a sure entry to get back to those winners. There is an almost foolproof plan. Win the first trick with your ♠K (saving dummy's ♠A). Lead ♥Q, then ♥J, OVERTAKING WITH DUMMY'S ♥K. Now continue the ♥10 driving out the ♥A. You will be able to reach the ♥ tricks with the ♠A. Click NEXT to see the full deal. |
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♠ K 6 3 ♥ Q J ♦ A K 4 2 ♣ A 10 6 4 |
| Deal 14 |
♠ A 7 4 ♥ K 10 9 8 3 ♦ J 5 3 ♣ Q 3 |
As you can see, if you don't play the ♥s as suggested East can prevent you from reaching
Dummy in either ♣s or ♦s.
Deal 15 |
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♠ J 10 9 2 ♥ 8 6 2 ♦ 8 7 ♣ J 9 7 5 |
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♠ Q 8 5 ♥ A 7 4 ♦ Q 10 9 6 ♣ K 8 2 |
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♠ K 6 3 ♥ Q J ♦ A K 4 2 ♣ A 10 6 4 |