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| pass | BID | ||
You are South and it is your bid.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
♥ K 9
♦ K 6 5 4
♣ A K 10 9
| Deal 44 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID . |
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♠ A Q 6 ♥ K 9 ♦ K 6 5 4 ♣ A K 10 9 |
| Deal 44 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
You have 19 points, too much for 1NT. With two 4-card minors you should open 1♦, regardless of strength. Partner responds 1♥. What do you bid next? |
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♠ A Q 6 ♥ K 9 ♦ K 6 5 4 ♣ A K 10 9 |
| Deal 44 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
Partner's ♥ bid makes you very happy. It also makes your rebid a snap. With 19 points and a balanced hand you jump to 2NT. Partner now surprises you a little by saying 3♦. What is your next bid? |
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♠ A Q 6 ♥ K 9 ♦ K 6 5 4 ♣ A K 10 9 |
| Deal 44 |
♠ 8 ♥ Q 7 5 2 ♦ A J 8 2 ♣ Q 6 5 3 |
For partner to take you out of Notrump he must have a distributional hand, probably with a singleton or void in one of the black suits. You have to make the choice between passing, bidding 4♦ or 5♦, or bidding 3NT. While any of those choices might turn out best, the fact that most of your strength is in the black suits should help you decide on 3NT. South plays 3NT. West leads the ♠5. East plays the ♠9. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ A Q 6 ♥ K 9 ♦ K 6 5 4 ♣ A K 10 9 |
| Deal 44 |
♠ 8 ♥ Q 7 5 2 ♦ A J 8 2 ♣ Q 6 5 3 |
South plays 3NT. West leads the ♠5. East plays the ♠9.
Winner count: ♠ 2 : ♥ 0 : ♦ 2 : ♣ 4? : Total = 8? Those 4 ♣ winners assume a 3-2 split. Since that is going to be the first suit you play you will find out soon enough. You win the ♠Q. Play the ♣K, then the ♣10 (trying to tempt a cover). Go up with the ♣Q and East follows with the ♣J so you do have 4 ♣ tricks. Take your other two ♣s right now. You are now at the crossroads. For your ninth trick should you try the ♦ finesse or should you establish a ♥. It's a no-brainer. If you finesse a ♦ and it loses to East's ♦Q a ♠ will come back, knocking out your last stopper. Then, if the ♦s fail to split 3-2 you will be short one winner and it will be too late to set up the ♥. So ignore the finesse and set up a ♥ for your guaranteed nine tricks. Click NEXT to see the full deal. |
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♠ A Q 6 ♥ K 9 ♦ K 6 5 4 ♣ A K 10 9 |
| Deal 44 |
♠ 8 ♥ Q 7 5 2 ♦ A J 8 2 ♣ Q 6 5 3 |
As you can see, with this layout a ♦ finesse would be fatal.
East would win and play a ♠, and whether you ducked this one or not your last stopper would soon be removed. When ♦s failed to split 3-2 you would have been forced to try a ♥. West would win his ♥A and set you with ♠s. Correctly played you would lead a ♥ honor to establish one trick in the suit and easily make the game with 2 ♠s, 1 ♥, 2 ♦s and 4 ♣s. Deal 45 |
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♠ K J 7 5 4 2 ♥ A 8 4 ♦ 7 ♣ 8 7 2 |
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♠ 10 9 3 ♥ J 10 6 3 ♦ Q 10 9 3 ♣ J 4 |
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♠ A Q 6 ♥ K 9 ♦ K 6 5 4 ♣ A K 10 9 |