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| 1♦ | BID | ||
You are South and it is your bid.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
♥ K Q J 10 8 5
♦ 8 3
♣ A Q J 2
| Deal 81 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID . |
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♠ J ♥ K Q J 10 8 5 ♦ 8 3 ♣ A Q J 2 |
| Deal 81 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
You surely want to compete and must choose between a Takeout Double and an overcall. To make a Takeout Double followed by a bid of your own suit you should have 17 points or more. Since you don't quite measure up you overcall 1♥. The opponents find a ♠ fit and partner raises your ♥s. What do you bid now? |
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♠ J ♥ K Q J 10 8 5 ♦ 8 3 ♣ A Q J 2 |
| Deal 81 |
♠ 7 6 5 ♥ A 7 3 2 ♦ Q 6 4 ♣ 9 5 3 |
If you bid 3♥ now partner would not take it as invitational, he would just assume you were competing for the partscore. The truth is that you don't know if you can make game or not. If you are feeling very conservative then perhaps a 3♥ bid is ok. But the bold will bid 4♥. South plays 4♥. West leads the ♠A then the ♠8. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ J ♥ K Q J 10 8 5 ♦ 8 3 ♣ A Q J 2 |
| Deal 81 |
♠ 7 6 5 ♥ A 7 3 2 ♦ Q 6 4 ♣ 9 5 3 |
South plays 4♥. West leads the ♠A then the ♠8.
Losers: ♠ 1 : ♥ 0 : ♦ 2 : ♣ 2 : Total = 5 You cannot avoid losing the two ♦s and since you have already lost a ♠ you must not lose any ♣s. So you have to find East with the ♣K. But that isn't all - you also need to get to dummy twice to make two finesses. The ♥A is one entry and the other one will have to be the ♥7. Be very careful. Ruff the second ♠ with the ♥8 saving your ♥5. Pull one round of trumps with ♥K, then lead ♥10 to dummy (still saving the ♥5). Play a ♣ and finesse the ♣J. Lead your ♥5 to dummy's ♥7, then another ♣, finessing the ♣Q. Now play ♣A and ruff your last ♣ with dummy's last ♥. Click NEXT to see the full deal. |
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♠ J ♥ K Q J 10 8 5 ♦ 8 3 ♣ A Q J 2 |
| Deal 81 |
♠ 7 6 5 ♥ A 7 3 2 ♦ Q 6 4 ♣ 9 5 3 |
When entries are scarce look at the suits where you have a fit. Sometimes you can find
an extra entry by unblocking high spot cards in one hand.
If you hadn't been able to find that extra entry you would have had no choice but to play East for the doubleton ♣ K x. Deal 82 |
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♠ A 10 9 8 2 ♥ 9 4 ♦ K 9 5 2 ♣ 8 7 |
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♠ K Q 4 3 ♥ 6 ♦ A J 10 7 ♣ K 10 6 4 |
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♠ J ♥ K Q J 10 8 5 ♦ 8 3 ♣ A Q J 2 |