Deal 3 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
The bidding has gone as shown. Decide what you would say, then click on BID above. |
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♠ K 6 5 ♥ K Q ♦ K Q 8 2 ♣ A 10 7 4 |
Deal 3 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
Partner's 2♣ is Stayman convention. With no 4-card Major suit your response is 2♦. Partner now bids 2NT. What do you say? |
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♠ K 6 5 ♥ K Q ♦ K Q 8 2 ♣ A 10 7 4 |
Deal 3 |
♠ J 4 ♥ A 9 8 5 ♦ J 10 7 3 ♣ K 8 2 |
Partner's 2♣ is Stayman convention. With no 4-card Major suit your response is 2♦. Partner now bids 2NT. What do you say? The 2NT bid is invitational, asking you to bid game with a maximum, pass with a minimum. You have 17 points so you bid 3NT. Click NEXT to continue. |
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♠ K 6 5 ♥ K Q ♦ K Q 8 2 ♣ A 10 7 4 |
Deal 3 3NT OL: ♠7 |
♠ J 4 ♥ A 9 8 5 ♦ J 10 7 3 ♣ K 8 2 |
South plays 3NT. West leads the ♠7. You put on dummy's ♠J, but East wins the ♠A then continues with the ♠9. Do you play your ♠K now? Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ K 6 5 ♥ K Q ♦ K Q 8 2 ♣ A 10 7 4 |
Deal 3 3NT OL: ♠7 |
♠ J 4 ♥ A 9 8 5 ♦ J 10 7 3 ♣ K 8 2 |
Winner List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 3 :
♦ = 0 : ♣ = 2 :: Total = 6
You need 3 more tricks, and they must come from ♦s. So you must drive out the ♦A. The problem is that when the defenders win the ♦A they may also take 4 ♠ tricks. This is another case where you should hold up. Allow EW to win the second trick and take your ♠K only at trick #3. NEXT |
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♠ K 6 5 ♥ K Q ♦ K Q 8 2 ♣ A 10 7 4 |
Deal 3 3NT OL: ♠7 |
♠ J 4 ♥ A 9 8 5 ♦ J 10 7 3 ♣ K 8 2 |
Winner List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 3 :
♦ = 0 : ♣ = 2 :: Total = 6
You need 3 more tricks, and they must come from ♦s. So you must drive out the ♦A. The problem is that when the defenders win the ♦A they may also take 4 ♠ tricks. This is another case where you should hold up. Allow EW to win the second trick and take your ♠K only at trick #3. Now you drive out the ♦A. If West has it and also started with 5 ♠s you will go down. But if East has the ♦A you will make the contract no matter how ♠s split. Click NEXT to see the full deal. |
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♠ K 6 5 ♥ K Q ♦ K Q 8 2 ♣ A 10 7 4 |
Deal 3 3NT OL: ♠7 |
♠ J 4 ♥ A 9 8 5 ♦ J 10 7 3 ♣ K 8 2 |
If you win the second ♠ East will still have a ♠ when he wins the ♦A. But if you hold up your ♠K East will have no ♠ to put his partner in with. Deal 4 |
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♠ Q 10 8 7 3 ♥ 6 4 2 ♦ 9 5 ♣ Q 9 5 |
♠ A 9 2 ♥ J 10 7 3 ♦ A 6 4 ♣ J 6 3 |
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♠ K 6 5 ♥ K Q ♦ K Q 8 2 ♣ A 10 7 4 |