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| 1NT | pass | BID | |
The bidding has gone as shown.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID above.
♥ A Q
♦ 5 4
♣ K Q J 9 7 2
| Deal 11 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
The bidding has gone as shown. Decide what you would say, then click on BID above. |
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♠ K 6 2 ♥ A Q ♦ 5 4 ♣ K Q J 9 7 2 |
| Deal 11 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
You are thinking slam; your first step is a jump to 3♣. Partner says 4♣; what do you bid? |
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♠ K 6 2 ♥ A Q ♦ 5 4 ♣ K Q J 9 7 2 |
| Deal 11 |
♠ A 7 3 ♥ J 6 ♦ A J 7 6 2 ♣ A 6 3 |
You are thinking slam; your first step is a jump to 3♣. Partner says 4♣; what do you bid? With partner agreeing ♣s, one possibility would be for you to cue-bid your ♥A. Another would be just to bid 6♣. You choose the second approach. Click NEXT to continue. |
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♠ K 6 2 ♥ A Q ♦ 5 4 ♣ K Q J 9 7 2 |
| Deal 11 6♣ OL: ♥10 |
♠ A 7 3 ♥ J 6 ♦ A J 7 6 2 ♣ A 6 3 |
South plays 6♣. West leads the ♥10. East plays low and you win the ♥Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ K 6 2 ♥ A Q ♦ 5 4 ♣ K Q J 9 7 2 |
| Deal 11 6♣ OL: ♥10 |
♠ A 7 3 ♥ J 6 ♦ A J 7 6 2 ♣ A 6 3 |
Loser List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 0 :
♦ = 1 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 2
Your best chance at another winner is the ♦ suit. West MAY have both the ♦ K Q, if not you will have to establish the suit. NEXT |
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♠ K 6 2 ♥ A Q ♦ 5 4 ♣ K Q J 9 7 2 |
| Deal 11 6♣ OL: ♥10 |
♠ A 7 3 ♥ J 6 ♦ A J 7 6 2 ♣ A 6 3 |
Loser List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 0 :
♦ = 1 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 2
Your best chance at another winner is the ♦ suit. West MAY have both the ♦ K Q, if not you will have to establish the suit. At trick 2 pull just one round of trumps with the ♣K. Then play a small ♦, finessing the ♦J when West plays low. East takes the ♦Q and returns the ♠J. NEXT |
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♠ K 6 2 ♥ A Q ♦ 5 4 ♣ K Q J 9 7 2 |
| Deal 11 6♣ OL: ♥10 |
♠ A 7 3 ♥ J 6 ♦ A J 7 6 2 ♣ A 6 3 |
Loser List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 0 :
♦ = 1 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 2
Your best chance at another winner is the ♦ suit. West MAY have both the ♦ K Q, if not you will have to establish the suit. At trick 2 pull just one round of trumps with the ♣K. Then play a small ♦, finessing the ♦J when West plays low. East takes the ♦Q and returns the ♠J. Go up with your ♠K, you may need the entry to dummy later. Pull one more trump with the ♣Q, then play a small ♦ to dummy's ♦A. Ruff a ♦ with a high trump, West discarding. NEXT |
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♠ K 6 2 ♥ A Q ♦ 5 4 ♣ K Q J 9 7 2 |
| Deal 11 6♣ OL: ♥10 |
♠ A 7 3 ♥ J 6 ♦ A J 7 6 2 ♣ A 6 3 |
Loser List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 0 :
♦ = 1 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 2
Your best chance at another winner is the ♦ suit. West MAY have both the ♦ K Q, if not you will have to establish the suit. At trick 2 pull just one round of trumps with the ♣K. Then play a small ♦, finessing the ♦J when West plays low. East takes the ♦Q and returns the ♠J. Go up with your ♠K, you may need the entry to dummy later. Pull one more trump with the ♣Q, then play a small ♦ to dummy's ♦A. Ruff a ♦ with a high trump, West discarding. Enter dummy with the ♣A, pulling West's last trump as you do, and ruff one more ♦, establishing the fifth ♦. Enter dummy with the ♠A and discard your losing ♠ on the good ♦. Click NEXT to see the full Deal. |
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♠ K 6 2 ♥ A Q ♦ 5 4 ♣ K Q J 9 7 2 |
| Deal 11 6♣ OL: ♥10 |
♠ A 7 3 ♥ J 6 ♦ A J 7 6 2 ♣ A 6 3 |
It is important to be careful with entries to the hand where you are trying to establish a suit.
If the suit splits evenly perhaps you can be a little sloppy and still get by. But in cases like this one, with a 4-2 split, you cannot afford to waste an entry too early. Deal 12 |
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♠ Q 9 5 ♥ 10 9 8 4 2 ♦ K 8 ♣ 10 5 4 |
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♠ J 10 8 4 ♥ K 7 5 3 ♦ Q 10 9 3 ♣ 8 |
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♠ K 6 2 ♥ A Q ♦ 5 4 ♣ K Q J 9 7 2 |