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You are South and it is your bid.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
♥ A K Q 7 6 4
♦ Q 7 3
♣ 8 5
| Deal 71 |
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You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID . |
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♠ A 5 ♥ A K Q 7 6 4 ♦ Q 7 3 ♣ 8 5 |
| Deal 71 |
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You have a straightforward 1♥ opening bid. Partner responds 2♥. What do you bid now? |
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♠ A 5 ♥ A K Q 7 6 4 ♦ Q 7 3 ♣ 8 5 |
| Deal 71 |
♠ K 8 6 4 ♥ 10 5 2 ♦ K 8 ♣ 10 6 4 3 |
With 17 points and two doubletons you are on the borderline between passing and bidding game. If partner has the top of his 6-10 points you want to be in game, if he is at the bottom you don't. A reasonable bid would be 3♥, inviting partner to bid game with a maximum. A better bid is 3♦, a Help Suit Game Try. This says the same thing, bid game with a maximum, but also says "Use your ♦ holding to help you decide." That was just what North needed. He only had 7 points but decided the ♦ help was worth an extra point or two. South plays 4♥. West leads the ♣A, ♣K, ♣Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ A 5 ♥ A K Q 7 6 4 ♦ Q 7 3 ♣ 8 5 |
| Deal 71 |
♠ K 8 6 4 ♥ 10 5 2 ♦ K 8 ♣ 10 6 4 3 |
South plays 4♥. West leads the ♣A, ♣K, ♣Q.
Losers: ♠ 0 : ♥ 0 : ♦ 2 : ♣ 2 : Total = 4 You must eliminate one ♦ loser, that means ruffing it in dummy. You would like to pull trumps first but you cannot chance pulling two rounds because if they don't split 2-2 you would have to leave one out until after you had ruffed the ♦. The problem would then be that the defender who took the ♦A might lead the third trump, preventing your ruff. So first you must drive out the ♦A. After you ruff the ♣ you play a ♦ to dummy's ♦K. East takes the ♦A and leads a trump. You win in your hand, pull one more trump, then play ♦Q, ♦7, ruffing in dummy. Back to your hand with the ♠A, pull the last trump and claim. Click NEXT to see the full deal. |
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♠ A 5 ♥ A K Q 7 6 4 ♦ Q 7 3 ♣ 8 5 |
| Deal 71 |
♠ K 8 6 4 ♥ 10 5 2 ♦ K 8 ♣ 10 6 4 3 |
As you see you couldn't afford to pull trumps until after the ♦ ruff.
And you couldn't get the ♦ ruff until after you had forced out the ♦A. Deal 72 |
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♠ 9 3 2 ♥ 8 ♦ 10 9 6 5 2 ♣ A K Q J |
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♠ Q J 10 7 ♥ J 9 3 ♦ A J 4 ♣ 9 7 2 |
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♠ A 5 ♥ A K Q 7 6 4 ♦ Q 7 3 ♣ 8 5 |