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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 7 2
♦ 8 3
♣ J 10 9 7 5
| Deal 24 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
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♠ J 7 ♥ A Q 7 2 ♦ 8 3 ♣ J 10 9 7 5 |
| Deal 24 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
With 9 points you are in the game-invitational range. And with a 4-card ♥ suit you should use Stayman. You bid 2♣ and partner says 2♦. What is your next bid? |
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♠ J 7 ♥ A Q 7 2 ♦ 8 3 ♣ J 10 9 7 5 |
| Deal 24 |
♠ K 6 4 ♥ K 5 ♦ A 9 7 6 2 ♣ A Q 4 |
With 9 points you are in the game-invitational range. And with a 4-card ♥ suit you should use Stayman. You bid 2♣ and partner says 2♦. What is your next bid? You are still in game-invitational range, but now you invite partner with 2NT. He replies 3NT and that ends the bidding. Click NEXT to continue. |
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♠ J 7 ♥ A Q 7 2 ♦ 8 3 ♣ J 10 9 7 5 |
| Deal 24 |
♠ K 6 4 ♥ K 5 ♦ A 9 7 6 2 ♣ A Q 4 |
The contract would be 3NT played by North. To make South the declarer click ROTATE . |
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♠ J 7 ♥ A Q 7 2 ♦ 8 3 ♣ J 10 9 7 5 |
| Deal 24 3NT OL: ♠10 |
♠ J 7 ♥ A Q 7 2 ♦ 8 3 ♣ J 10 9 7 5 |
South plays 3NT. West leads the ♠10. You cross your fingers and put on dummy's ♠J. No good, East covers with the ♠Q and you are forced to take your ♠K at the first trick. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ K 6 4 ♥ K 5 ♦ A 9 7 6 2 ♣ A Q 4 |
| Deal 24 3NT OL: ♠10 |
♠ J 7 ♥ A Q 7 2 ♦ 8 3 ♣ J 10 9 7 5 |
Winner List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 3 :
♦ = 1 : ♣ = 1 :: Total = 6
Not only do you need 3 more winners, you need to get them without losing the lead because the instant you lose the lead West will take all his ♠ winners. You can HOPE that will only be 3 of them but you can't depend on it. The ♣ suit is your only hope. If East holds the ♣K you can finesse him out of it. However, if he has ♣ K x x and refuses to cover your ♣J, you will have to have a second entry to dummy to cash the good ♣s. NEXT |
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♠ K 6 4 ♥ K 5 ♦ A 9 7 6 2 ♣ A Q 4 |
| Deal 24 3NT OL: ♠10 |
♠ J 7 ♥ A Q 7 2 ♦ 8 3 ♣ J 10 9 7 5 |
Winner List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 3 :
♦ = 1 : ♣ = 1 :: Total = 6
Not only do you need 3 more winners, you need to get them without losing the lead because the instant you lose the lead West will take all his ♠ winners. You can HOPE that will only be 3 of them but you can't depend on it. The ♣ suit is your only hope. If East holds the ♣K you can finesse him out of it. However, if he has ♣ K x x and refuses to cover your ♣J, you will have to have a second entry to dummy to cash the good ♣s. As it happens, you do have two entries, the ♥A and ♥Q! You just have to sacrifice your ♥K to use them both. At trick 2 play your small ♥ to the ♥Q. Play the ♣J, letting it ride when East plays low. Play a small ♣ to your ♣Q. Play the ♣A, dropping East's ♣K. And finally, play your ♥K to dummy's ♥A so you can enjoy cashing those two good ♣s. Click NEXT to see the full deal. |
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♠ K 6 4 ♥ K 5 ♦ A 9 7 6 2 ♣ A Q 4 |
| Deal 24 3NT OL: ♠10 |
♠ J 7 ♥ A Q 7 2 ♦ 8 3 ♣ J 10 9 7 5 |
Bridge is a nice game.
You sacrifice one sure ♥ winner to create a second dummy entry which creates two ♣ winners. Deal 25 |
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♠ A 10 9 8 3 ♥ 9 8 3 ♦ K J 5 ♣ 6 2 |
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♠ Q 5 2 ♥ J 10 6 4 ♦ Q 10 4 ♣ K 8 3 |
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♠ K 6 4 ♥ K 5 ♦ A 9 7 6 2 ♣ A Q 4 |