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| 1♣ | pass | BID | |
You are South and it is your bid.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
♥ K 8 7 5 4
♦ 6 5
♣ A 8 3
| Deal 79 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID . |
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♠ 7 6 2 ♥ K 8 7 5 4 ♦ 6 5 ♣ A 8 3 |
| Deal 79 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
You certainly want to show a Major suit so you respond 1♥. Partner jumps to 3♥. What do you say? |
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♠ 7 6 2 ♥ K 8 7 5 4 ♦ 6 5 ♣ A 8 3 |
| Deal 79 |
♠ A K 5 ♥ A Q 9 3 ♦ K Q 4 ♣ 6 5 2 |
Your response showed 6-10 points and at least four ♥s. Partner is inviting you to game if you are in the top of that range. With 9 points you certainly are so you bid the game. South plays 4♥. West leads the ♣Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ 7 6 2 ♥ K 8 7 5 4 ♦ 6 5 ♣ A 8 3 |
| Deal 79 |
♠ A K 5 ♥ A Q 9 3 ♦ K Q 4 ♣ 6 5 2 |
South plays 4♥. West leads the ♣Q.
Losers: ♠ 1 : ♥ 0 : ♦ 1 : ♣ 2 : Total = 4 The defense will take their two ♣ tricks as soon as they get the lead. But you can discard your "slow" ♠ loser on one of dummy's ♦ honors IF West has the ♦A and IF you act quickly. Win the first trick with your ♣A. Immediately play a ♦, putting up dummy's ♦Q if West plays low. Pull a round of trumps with ♥A, then another, getting back to your hand with ♥K. Play your other ♦. If West doesn't take his ♦A now then you no longer have a ♦ loser, so assume he takes it. The defense can now take their two ♣ winners, but when you get the lead again you can discard your ♠ loser on dummy's good ♦K. Click NEXT to see the full deal. |
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♠ 7 6 2 ♥ K 8 7 5 4 ♦ 6 5 ♣ A 8 3 |
| Deal 79 |
♠ A K 5 ♥ A Q 9 3 ♦ K Q 4 ♣ 6 5 2 |
It was important to start on ♦s at the second trick because you were conveniently in your
hand and your hand didn't have other entries outside the trump suit. Not knowing how trumps would split
you needed to make the first ♦ play right then.
This wasn't a guaranteed Plan like some. If East held the ♦A then you would go down. Deal 80 |
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♠ J 9 4 ♥ 6 2 ♦ A 10 7 2 ♣ Q J 9 7 |
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♠ Q 10 8 3 ♥ J 10 ♦ J 9 8 3 ♣ K 10 4 |
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♠ 7 6 2 ♥ K 8 7 5 4 ♦ 6 5 ♣ A 8 3 |