Deal 68 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID . |
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♠ 7 3 ♥ 5 4 3 2 ♦ Q 4 ♣ A K 10 8 3 |
Deal 68 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
With 11 points you would probably have bid 3♥, a limit raise, if East hadn't overcalled. But you now doubt your ♦Q is worth 2 points so you just say 2♥. Now West comes in with 2♠ and it is passed around to you. |
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♠ 7 3 ♥ 5 4 3 2 ♦ Q 4 ♣ A K 10 8 3 |
Deal 68 |
♠ A J 4 ♥ K Q J 10 8 6 ♦ 8 7 3 ♣ 6 |
With a known 9-card fit this hand is worth a 3♥ bid. Everybody passes. North would play 3♥. Click ROTATE |
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♠ 7 3 ♥ 5 4 3 2 ♦ Q 4 ♣ A K 10 8 3 |
Deal 68 |
♠ 7 3 ♥ 5 4 3 2 ♦ Q 4 ♣ A K 10 8 3 |
South plays 3♥. West leads ♦A, ♦K, ♦J. East plays first the ♦10, then ♦2. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ A J 4 ♥ K Q J 10 8 6 ♦ 8 7 3 ♣ 6 |
Deal 68 |
♠ 7 3 ♥ 5 4 3 2 ♦ Q 4 ♣ A K 10 8 3 |
South plays 3♥. West leads ♦A, ♦K, ♦J.
East plays first the ♦10, then ♦2.
Losers: ♠ 2 : ♥ 1 : ♦ 3 : ♣ 0 : Total = 6 Although there are two ♠ losers in your hand, one can either be ruffed in dummy or discarded on a high ♣. So you really only have one loser too many. You should realize that if you ruff this ♦ with one of dummy's teensy ♥s it will be over-ruffed. East did signal a doubleton. The loss of the teensy ♥ doesn't worry you, you have plenty of them. But the loss of the opportunity to dump a loser should worry you a lot. So don't ruff at all. Discard a ♠. Now you can ruff your other ♠ loser in dummy. Click NEXT to see the full deal. |
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♠ A J 4 ♥ K Q J 10 8 6 ♦ 8 7 3 ♣ 6 |
Deal 68 |
♠ 7 3 ♥ 5 4 3 2 ♦ Q 4 ♣ A K 10 8 3 |
Be ever watchful for situations where you may be over-ruffed.
Often, like in this deal, you can discard a loser instead. Deal 69 |
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♠ Q 6 ♥ A ♦ A K J 9 6 5 ♣ 9 7 5 2 |
♠ K 10 9 8 5 2 ♥ 9 7 ♦ 10 2 ♣ Q J 4 |
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♠ A J 4 ♥ K Q J 10 8 6 ♦ 8 7 3 ♣ 6 |