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| 1♠ | pass | BID | |
You are South and it is your bid.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
♥ A 8 2
♦ 10 9 7 5 2
♣ Q J 8
| Deal 84 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID . |
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♠ Q 7 ♥ A 8 2 ♦ 10 9 7 5 2 ♣ Q J 8 |
| Deal 84 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
With 10 points you aren't strong enough to respond at the 2-level, particularly with that weak ♦ suit. So you bid 1NT. Partner jumps to 3♠. What do you bid? |
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♠ Q 7 ♥ A 8 2 ♦ 10 9 7 5 2 ♣ Q J 8 |
| Deal 84 |
♠ A K J 9 6 2 ♥ 9 6 5 ♦ A 6 ♣ K 3 |
Your 10 points are looking better now that you know partner has at least 16. That puts you at game-going strength. And your ♠ Q 7 looks better too, knowing that partner has 6 ♠s. So you bid 4♠. North would play 4♠. Click ROTATE |
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♠ Q 7 ♥ A 8 2 ♦ 10 9 7 5 2 ♣ Q J 8 |
| Deal 84 |
♠ Q 7 ♥ A 8 2 ♦ 10 9 7 5 2 ♣ Q J 8 |
South plays 4♠. West leads the ♥K. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ A K J 9 6 2 ♥ 9 6 5 ♦ A 6 ♣ K 3 |
| Deal 84 |
♠ Q 7 ♥ A 8 2 ♦ 10 9 7 5 2 ♣ Q J 8 |
South plays 4♠. West leads the ♥K.
Losers: ♠ 0 : ♥ 2 : ♦ 1 : ♣ 1 : Total = 4 You have one loser to get rid of. Your best approach is to establish a ♣ in dummy to take care of your ♦ loser. You can't pull trumps yet because you need the ♠Q as an entry. Win the ♥A. Play a ♣ to the ♣K, then another ♣. A defender will probably win this one and they will take two ♥s. But then they must give you the lead. You enter dummy with the ♠Q and dump your ♦6 on the good ♣. Then you pull trumps and claim. Click NEXT to see the full deal. |
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♠ A K J 9 6 2 ♥ 9 6 5 ♦ A 6 ♣ K 3 |
| Deal 84 |
♠ Q 7 ♥ A 8 2 ♦ 10 9 7 5 2 ♣ Q J 8 |
With the ♥ lead you first take the ♥A, then establish a ♣
to discard your ♦ loser, using the ♠Q as an entry.
If the opening lead had been a ♦ you would first take the ♦A, then pull trumps, then establish a ♣ to discard a ♥ loser, using the ♥A as an entry. If the opening lead had been a ♠ you would pull trumps, then establish a ♣ to discard a red loser on, using the ♥A as an entry. The same general plan, but with slightly different details, applies with all opening leads. Deal 85 |
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♠ 10 8 3 ♥ K Q 10 4 ♦ J 8 ♣ 9 7 6 4 |
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♠ 5 4 ♥ J 7 3 ♦ K Q 4 3 ♣ A 10 5 2 |
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♠ A K J 9 6 2 ♥ 9 6 5 ♦ A 6 ♣ K 3 |