Deal 22 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
The bidding has gone as shown. Decide what you would say, then click on BID above. |
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♠ 7 5 2 ♥ A Q 6 ♦ A Q 6 5 3 ♣ 7 3 |
Deal 22 |
♠ K Q 9 ♥ K 7 5 4 ♦ K 10 ♣ A 8 4 2 |
You don't have enough points to be thinking about slam and you don't particularly want to play 5♦. So you bid 3NT and everybody passes. Click NEXT to continue. |
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♠ 7 5 2 ♥ A Q 6 ♦ A Q 6 5 3 ♣ 7 3 |
Deal 22 |
♠ K Q 9 ♥ K 7 5 4 ♦ K 10 ♣ A 8 4 2 |
The contract would be 3NT played by North. To make South the declarer click ROTATE . |
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♠ 7 5 2 ♥ A Q 6 ♦ A Q 6 5 3 ♣ 7 3 |
Deal 22 3NT OL: ♠6 |
♠ 7 5 2 ♥ A Q 6 ♦ A Q 6 5 3 ♣ 7 3 |
South plays 3NT. West leads the ♠6; East plays the ♠J. Your immediate problem is whether or not to hold up. ? ? ? Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ K Q 9 ♥ K 7 5 4 ♦ K 10 ♣ A 8 4 2 |
Deal 22 3NT OL: ♠6 |
♠ 7 5 2 ♥ A Q 6 ♦ A Q 6 5 3 ♣ 7 3 |
Winner List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 3 :
♦ = 3 : ♣ = 1 :: Total = 8
There is some merit in a holdup. East is likely to have just 2 ♠s, so a holdup would exhaust his cards in the suit. If he later got the lead he would have no ♠s. On the other hand, East might well switch to ♣s, and that would certainly be unwelcome. Finally, if you do win the first ♠ you have another stopper if you can prevent East from getting the lead. So win the first trick with the ♠K. Notice that by winning with the ♠K you keep West in the dark as to whether you or East has the ♠Q. You need just one more trick, and either red suit might split 3-3. So is that your plan? Lead out red winners and hope? NEXT |
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♠ K Q 9 ♥ K 7 5 4 ♦ K 10 ♣ A 8 4 2 |
Deal 22 3NT OL: ♠6 |
♠ 7 5 2 ♥ A Q 6 ♦ A Q 6 5 3 ♣ 7 3 |
Winner List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 3 :
♦ = 3 : ♣ = 1 :: Total = 8
There is some merit in a holdup. East is likely to have just two ♠s, so a holdup would exhaust his cards in the suit. If he later got the lead he would have no ♠s. On the other hand, East might well switch to ♣s, and that would certainly be unwelcome. Finally, if you do win the first ♠ you have another stopper if you can prevent East from getting the lead. So win the first trick with the ♠K. Notice that by winning with the ♠K you keep West in the dark as to whether you or East has the ♠Q. You need just one more trick, and either red suit might split 3-3. So is that your plan? Lead out red winners and hope? Truthfully, that wouldn't be a terrible plan. The chance of a 3-3 split in a suit is about 36%. But since you need either of two 36% chances that comes to almost 60% (if you aren't Math oriented don't worry about it, you can trust me). There's a safer approach though; remember you only need 4 ♦ tricks, not 5. NEXT |
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♠ K Q 9 ♥ K 7 5 4 ♦ K 10 ♣ A 8 4 2 |
Deal 22 3NT OL: ♠6 |
♠ 7 5 2 ♥ A Q 6 ♦ A Q 6 5 3 ♣ 7 3 |
Winner List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 3 :
♦ = 3 : ♣ = 1 :: Total = 8
There is some merit in a holdup. East is likely to have just two ♠s, so a holdup would exhaust his cards in the suit. If he later got the lead he would have no ♠s. On the other hand, East might well switch to ♣s, and that would certainly be unwelcome. Finally, if you do win the first ♠ you have another stopper if you can prevent East from getting the lead. So win the first trick with the ♠K. Notice that by winning with the ♠K you keep West in the dark as to whether you or East has the ♠Q. You need just one more trick, and either red suit might split 3-3. So is that your plan? Lead out red winners and hope? Truthfully, that wouldn't be a terrible plan. The chance of a 3-3 split in a suit is about 36%. But since you need either of two 36% chances that comes to almost 60% (if you aren't Math oriented don't worry about it, you can trust me). There's a safer approach though; remember you only need 4 ♦ tricks, not 5. There is a wonderful "safety play" that will practically guarantee your contract. Enter dummy with a ♥, then play a small ♦ toward your hand and finesse with your ♦10! West may win with the ♦J, but even if he does he is the Safe Hand and cannot play a ♠ without giving you a trick. And whatever else he could play you would win and make 4 ♦ tricks. In the actual Deal the ♦ finesse actually works and you make all 5 tricks in the suit. Click NEXT to see the full deal. |
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♠ K Q 9 ♥ K 7 5 4 ♦ K 10 ♣ A 8 4 2 |
Deal 22 3NT OL: ♠6 |
♠ 7 5 2 ♥ A Q 6 ♦ A Q 6 5 3 ♣ 7 3 |
The only way this plan could go wrong is if West held the singleton ♦J. And
if that were the case you wouldn't make the contract anyway (unless ♥s
were 3-3).
Deal 23 |
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♠ A 10 8 6 4 ♥ 8 3 ♦ 7 2 ♣ K 10 6 5 |
♠ J 3 ♥ J 10 9 2 ♦ J 9 8 4 ♣ Q J 9 |
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♠ K Q 9 ♥ K 7 5 4 ♦ K 10 ♣ A 8 4 2 |