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| 2♥ | pass | BID | |
You are South and it is your bid.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
♥ A 5 2
♦ A 7 6 2
♣ K 4
| Deal 51 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID . |
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♠ A K 4 3 ♥ A 5 2 ♦ A 7 6 2 ♣ K 4 |
| Deal 51 |
♠ 9 2 ♥ K Q J 10 6 3 ♦ 8 3 ♣ 9 6 2 |
Wow! Partner opens with a 2-bid and you have all of this? Don't get carried away, it was a WEAK 2-bid. So even though you have 19 points partner has only 6-11. But even though it is possible that the total only comes to 25 you bid the game anyway, figuring that it will probably be at least 26. North would play 4♥. Click ROTATE |
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♠ A K 4 3 ♥ A 5 2 ♦ A 7 6 2 ♣ K 4 |
| Deal 51 |
♠ A K 4 3 ♥ A 5 2 ♦ A 7 6 2 ♣ K 4 |
South plays 4♥. West leads the ♠Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ 9 2 ♥ K Q J 10 6 3 ♦ 8 3 ♣ 9 6 2 |
| Deal 51 |
♠ A K 4 3 ♥ A 5 2 ♦ A 7 6 2 ♣ K 4 |
South plays 4♥. West leads the ♠Q.
Losers: ♠ 0 : ♥ 0 : ♦ 1 : ♣ 3 : Total = 4 There are two ways to get rid of one of those ♣ losers. You can lead up to the ♣K, hoping that West holds ♣A, or you can ruff it in dummy. Suppose you try to combine both chances. Win the ♠K, then play a small ♥ to your hand. Lead a ♣ and play dummy's ♣K. East takes the ♣A and plays another trump which you win in your hand. You play another ♣ but East wins this one also and leads another trump, removing dummy's last hope of ruffing a ♣. Down 1. Instead you could give up on the idea of leading toward the ♣K and just lead a ♣ from dummy at trick 2. The defenders can win and lead a trump, but you play a second ♣. They win this also but even if they lead a trump you can still ruff your third ♣ in dummy and make the game. Click NEXT to see the full deal. |
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♠ 9 2 ♥ K Q J 10 6 3 ♦ 8 3 ♣ 9 6 2 |
| Deal 51 |
♠ A K 4 3 ♥ A 5 2 ♦ A 7 6 2 ♣ K 4 |
You can see that playing a ♣ from dummy will guarantee the contract.
You can also see that leading a ♥ back to your hand at trick 2 is a bad idea. But did you see there is another way to reach your hand? You could play ♠A then ruff a ♠. This runs the small risk that East started with a singleton ♠. Deal 52 |
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♠ Q J 10 6 ♥ 8 ♦ K J 9 4 ♣ J 10 8 5 |
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♠ 8 7 5 ♥ 9 7 4 ♦ Q 10 5 ♣ A Q 7 3 |
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♠ 9 2 ♥ K Q J 10 6 3 ♦ 8 3 ♣ 9 6 2 |