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| pass | 3♣ | pass | BID |
The bidding has gone as shown.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID above.
♥ A J 3
♦ Q 10 6 5
♣ A K Q
| Deal 9 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
The bidding has gone as shown. Decide what you would say, then click on BID above. |
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♠ A 8 4 ♥ A J 3 ♦ Q 10 6 5 ♣ A K Q |
| Deal 9 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
Partner's 3♣ bid is Stayman; with no 4-card Major you respond 3♦. Partner now bids 4♦. What do you bid? |
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♠ A 8 4 ♥ A J 3 ♦ Q 10 6 5 ♣ A K Q |
| Deal 9 |
♠ K 7 6 2 ♥ 5 ♦ K J 8 7 4 3 ♣ 7 2 |
Partner's 3♣ bid is Stayman; with no 4-card Major you respond 3♦. Partner now bids 4♦. What do you bid? Partner wouldn't bypass 3NT unless he was pretty distributional. His bid is invitational and you have excellent ♦ help so you try 5♦. Click NEXT to continue. |
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♠ A 8 4 ♥ A J 3 ♦ Q 10 6 5 ♣ A K Q |
| Deal 9 5♦ OL: ♠Q |
♠ K 7 6 2 ♥ 5 ♦ K J 8 7 4 3 ♣ 7 2 |
South plays 5♦. West leads the ♠Q.
You may be wishing partner had said 3NT. But at 3NT West might have led a ♥, then you'd be wishing you were in 5♦. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ A 8 4 ♥ A J 3 ♦ Q 10 6 5 ♣ A K Q |
| Deal 9 5♦ OL: ♠Q |
♠ K 7 6 2 ♥ 5 ♦ K J 8 7 4 3 ♣ 7 2 |
Loser List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 0 :
♦ = 1 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 2
This looks so easy let's check it by trying a winner count as well. Five ♦s (after ♦A is gone), the ♠ A K, the ♥A and the ♣ A K Q. Yes that adds up to 11 winners. Is there ANY danger here at all? NEXT |
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♠ A 8 4 ♥ A J 3 ♦ Q 10 6 5 ♣ A K Q |
| Deal 9 5♦ OL: ♠Q |
♠ K 7 6 2 ♥ 5 ♦ K J 8 7 4 3 ♣ 7 2 |
Loser List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 0 :
♦ = 1 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 2
This looks so easy let's check it by trying a winner count as well. Five ♦s (after ♦A is gone), the ♠ A K, the ♥A and the ♣ A K Q. Yes that adds up to 11 winners. Is there ANY danger here at all? Whenever a hand looks easy you should ask yourself what could go wrong. And here the only thing that could go wrong is if one of your ♠ winners gets ruffed. So how can you prevent that possibility? NEXT |
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♠ A 8 4 ♥ A J 3 ♦ Q 10 6 5 ♣ A K Q |
| Deal 9 5♦ OL: ♠Q |
♠ K 7 6 2 ♥ 5 ♦ K J 8 7 4 3 ♣ 7 2 |
Loser List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 0 :
♦ = 1 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 2
This looks so easy let's check it by trying a winner count as well. Five ♦s (after ♦A is gone), the ♠ A K, the ♥A and the ♣ A K Q. Yes that adds up to 11 winners. Is there ANY danger here at all? Whenever a hand looks easy you should ask yourself what could go wrong. And here the only thing that could go wrong is if one of your ♠ winners gets ruffed. So how can you prevent that possibility? If East has a singleton ♠, and West has the ♦A you might go down if you win the first trick in your hand. West will take his ♦A and play the ♠J. If you go up with dummy's ♠K East will ruff and you will still have a ♠ loser. The simple solution is to win the first trick with dummy's ♠K. Now when West wins the ♦A and leads another ♠ it's a different situation. East may well ruff, but if he does you will just play a low card - East will have ruffed your ♠ LOSER. Click NEXT for the complete Deal. |
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♠ A 8 4 ♥ A J 3 ♦ Q 10 6 5 ♣ A K Q |
| Deal 9 5♦ OL: ♠Q |
♠ K 7 6 2 ♥ 5 ♦ K J 8 7 4 3 ♣ 7 2 |
You are a little unlucky that East has a singleton ♠.
But you are very lucky that you took the time to read this hand so you know how to play safely! Deal 10 |
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♠ Q J 10 9 3 ♥ K 7 6 4 ♦ A ♣ J 10 3 |
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♠ 5 ♥ Q 10 9 8 2 ♦ 9 2 ♣ 9 8 6 5 4 |
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♠ A 8 4 ♥ A J 3 ♦ Q 10 6 5 ♣ A K Q |