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| WEST | NORTH | EAST | SOUTH |
| 1NT | pass | BID | |
You are South and it is your bid.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
♥ 10 8 6 4
♦ Q 9 6 5
♣ 8 7
| Deal 26 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID . |
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♠ A J 3 ♥ 10 8 6 4 ♦ Q 9 6 5 ♣ 8 7 |
| Deal 26 |
♠ K 8 6 4 ♥ Q J 3 ♦ A K 2 ♣ A 9 5 |
North's 1NT opening shows a maximum of 17 points. Add your 7 and you come up with only 24 - not enough to think about game. So you pass. North would play 1NT. Click ROTATE |
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♠ A J 3 ♥ 10 8 6 4 ♦ Q 9 6 5 ♣ 8 7 |
| Deal 26 |
♠ A J 3 ♥ 10 8 6 4 ♦ Q 9 6 5 ♣ 8 7 |
South plays 1NT. West leads the ♣4. East plays the ♣Q, then the ♣K , West playing the ♣3 on the second trick. East then plays the ♣2 which you win with your ♣A. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ K 8 6 4 ♥ Q J 3 ♦ A K 2 ♣ A 9 5 |
| Deal 26 |
♠ A J 3 ♥ 10 8 6 4 ♦ Q 9 6 5 ♣ 8 7 |
South plays 1NT. West leads the ♣4. East plays the ♣Q, then the ♣K ,
West playing the ♣3 on the second trick. East then plays the ♣2 which
you win with your ♣A.
Winners: ♠ 2 : ♥ 0 : ♦ 3 : ♣ 1 : Total = 6 You only need one more winner and there are possibilities in ♠s, ♥s and ♦s. But you need to be very careful. If you watched those ♣ spots you will realize that West started with 5 ♣s (he led the ♣4, later played the ♣3). So the defenders will win 2 more ♣ tricks to go with the 2 they already have. And they can also take the ♥A and ♥K whenever they want. In other words, they also have 6 winners. So the battle is for the 7th trick for either side. If you do anything that gives them a trick they will win. So you don't try for a trick in ♠s or ♦s. Instead you play on ♥s, the suit where they have the 2 sure winners anyway. They will win one of their high honors, take their 2 ♣s, then play either ♠s or ♦s. You win and drive out the other ♥ honor. Click NEXT to see the full deal. |
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♠ K 8 6 4 ♥ Q J 3 ♦ A K 2 ♣ A 9 5 |
| Deal 26 |
♠ A J 3 ♥ 10 8 6 4 ♦ Q 9 6 5 ♣ 8 7 |
If you try to get a winner by taking the ♠ finesse you will give THEM a winner
and you will go down.
If you play your three high ♦s you will set up a winner for THEM and you will go down. Only if you establish your ♥s can you set up a winner for YOU without giving them an extra trick. Deal 27 |
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♠ 9 5 2 ♥ A 7 2 ♦ 7 4 ♣ J 10 6 4 3 |
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♠ Q 10 7 ♥ K 9 5 ♦ J 10 8 3 ♣ K Q 2 |
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♠ K 8 6 4 ♥ Q J 3 ♦ A K 2 ♣ A 9 5 |