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| 1♦ | pass | BID | |
You are South and it is your bid.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
♥ 9 7 2
♦ Q 7
♣ A K Q 6
| Deal 37 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID . |
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♠ Q 8 6 3 ♥ 9 7 2 ♦ Q 7 ♣ A K Q 6 |
| Deal 37 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
A jump to 2NT would not be a terrible bid. But it is more important to show your 4-card Major. So you bid 1♠ instead. Partner raises to 2♠. What do you bid next? |
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♠ Q 8 6 3 ♥ 9 7 2 ♦ Q 7 ♣ A K Q 6 |
| Deal 37 |
♠ A J 5 2 ♥ 8 5 4 ♦ A K J 3 ♣ 8 4 |
It's another case of HE WHO KNOWS, GOES. You know you have at least 26 points and 8 ♠s. Of course you trust that partner would not raise a suit you bid as responder with only 3 trumps. So you bid 4♠. South plays 4♠. West leads the ♥K. The defense takes the first three ♥ tricks, then switch to a ♣. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ Q 8 6 3 ♥ 9 7 2 ♦ Q 7 ♣ A K Q 6 |
| Deal 37 |
♠ A J 5 2 ♥ 8 5 4 ♦ A K J 3 ♣ 8 4 |
South plays 4♠. West leads the ♥K. The defense takes the first three
♥ tricks, then switch to a ♣.
Losers: ♠ ? : ♥ 3 : ♦ 0 : ♣ 0 : Total = 3? It kinda makes you wish you'd bid 2NT after all doesn't it? At least the picture is clear. Very clear. You have no wiggle room left so you must bring in the ♠s without losing a trick. So West MUST have the ♠K. Therefore you assume West does hold the ♠K. Suppose you lead the ♠Q. West will play his ♠K and force you to play dummy's ♠A. Then one of the defenders will win the third ♠ with the ♠10 or ♠9. No, you only have one chance to make this contract - West must hold a doubleton ♠ K x. So you lead a SMALL ♠ from your hand and finesse dummy's ♠J. Then play the ♠A, dropping West's ♠K, then pull the last trump with the ♠Q. Click NEXT to see the full deal. |
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♠ Q 8 6 3 ♥ 9 7 2 ♦ Q 7 ♣ A K Q 6 |
| Deal 37 |
♠ A J 5 2 ♥ 8 5 4 ♦ A K J 3 ♣ 8 4 |
The reason you must not lead the ♠Q is that West will always cover and that
will force you to use two of your honors on one trick.
Since you would only have one more honor you'd be bound to lose a trick. Deal 38 |
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♠ K 9 ♥ K Q 10 6 ♦ 9 6 4 ♣ 10 7 5 2 |
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♠ 10 7 4 ♥ A J 3 ♦ 10 8 5 2 ♣ J 9 3 |
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♠ Q 8 6 3 ♥ 9 7 2 ♦ Q 7 ♣ A K Q 6 |