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You are South and it is your bid.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID .
♥ K 6 2
♦ A K
♣ A K 6
| Deal 96 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
You are South and it is your bid. Decide what you would say, then click on BID . |
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♠ K Q 10 8 3 ♥ K 6 2 ♦ A K ♣ A K 6 |
| Deal 96 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
You have 23 points. You must open 2♣. Partner responds 2♦ showing 7 or fewer points. What do you bid? |
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♠ K Q 10 8 3 ♥ K 6 2 ♦ A K ♣ A K 6 |
| Deal 96 |
♠ ? ♥ ? ♦ ? ♣ ? |
Following partner's negative response you merely bid your suit at the cheapest level. You bid 2♠ and partner jumps to 4♠. Now what do you say? |
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♠ K Q 10 8 3 ♥ K 6 2 ♦ A K ♣ A K 6 |
| Deal 96 |
♠ A J 5 ♥ 7 3 ♦ 8 6 4 3 ♣ 9 5 3 2 |
Partner's first response told you he has a weak hand. It didn't suddenly turn into 10 or 11 points. Partner is merely pulling a "He Who Knows, Goes" bid. He thinks you belong in 4♠. South plays 4♠. West leads the ♦Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ K Q 10 8 3 ♥ K 6 2 ♦ A K ♣ A K 6 |
| Deal 96 |
♠ A J 5 ♥ 7 3 ♦ 8 6 4 3 ♣ 9 5 3 2 |
South plays 4♠. West leads the ♦Q.
Losers: ♠ 0 : ♥ 3 : ♦ 0 : ♣ 1 : Total = 4 It is possible (but not probable) that ♣s will split 3-3. It is possible (one chance out of two) that East holds the ♥A. You could pull trumps, ending in dummy, then lead toward your ♥K. It is almost certain that you could ruff your ♥ loser in dummy, but only if you play a ♥ at trick two, leading away from your ♥K. The defenders will win the ♥ cheaply and probably play a trump. You win dummy's ♠A and play another ♥ which they also win. They lead a second trump which you win in your hand. You now ruff the last ♥ with dummy's ♠J, return to your hand, pull trumps and claim. Click NEXT to see the full deal. |
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♠ K Q 10 8 3 ♥ K 6 2 ♦ A K ♣ A K 6 |
| Deal 96 |
♠ A J 5 ♥ 7 3 ♦ 8 6 4 3 ♣ 9 5 3 2 |
You cannot be defeated if you play ♥s at the second trick.
If instead you decide to lead a ♠ to dummy's ♠J and lead a ♥ toward your ♥K you might go down. West could win the ♥A and play a second trump. When you played the next ♥ West would win again and play a third round of trumps. You would no longer be able to ruff the ♥ loser. Deal 97 |
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♠ 9 4 2 ♥ A Q 8 4 ♦ Q J 10 5 ♣ J 8 |
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♠ 7 6 ♥ J 10 9 5 ♦ 9 7 2 ♣ Q 10 7 4 |
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♠ K Q 10 8 3 ♥ K 6 2 ♦ A K ♣ A K 6 |