Deal 42 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
The bidding has gone as shown. Decide what you would say, then click on BID above. |
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♠ K 5 ♥ J 7 5 3 ♦ Q 6 2 ♣ 8 5 4 2 |
Deal 42 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
Partner's 2NT opening shows 20-21 points so you know you want to be in game. To find out which game you bid a Stayman 3♣. Partner replies 3♦. What do you say now? |
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♠ K 5 ♥ J 7 5 3 ♦ Q 6 2 ♣ 8 5 4 2 |
Deal 42 |
♠ J 9 6 ♥ A 8 ♦ A K 10 5 3 ♣ A K 6 |
Partner's 2NT opening shows 20-21 points so you know you want to be in game. To find out which game you bid a Stayman 3♣. Partner replies 3♦. What do you say now? You don't have a 4-4 ♥ fit, so you bid 3NT. Click NEXT to continue. |
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♠ K 5 ♥ J 7 5 3 ♦ Q 6 2 ♣ 8 5 4 2 |
Deal 42 |
♠ J 9 6 ♥ A 8 ♦ A K 10 5 3 ♣ A K 6 |
The contract would be 3NT played by North. To make South the declarer click ROTATE . |
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♠ K 5 ♥ J 7 5 3 ♦ Q 6 2 ♣ 8 5 4 2 |
Deal 42 3NT OL: ♠3; |
♠ K 5 ♥ J 7 5 3 ♦ Q 6 2 ♣ 8 5 4 2 |
South plays 3NT. West leads the ♠3. Your first problem is which ♠ to play from dummy. That is an easy problem. If you play the ♠K you might lose the first five or six tricks. If you play low you guarantee a ♠ stopper. East plays the ♠A and returns the ♠7 to dummy's ♠K. West plays the ♠2 on this trick. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ J 9 6 ♥ A 8 ♦ A K 10 5 3 ♣ A K 6 |
Deal 42 3NT OL: ♠3; |
♠ K 5 ♥ J 7 5 3 ♦ Q 6 2 ♣ 8 5 4 2 |
Winner List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 1 :
♦ = 3 : ♣ = 2 :: Total = 7
You need 2 more winners, and you need to get them before you lose the lead because it appears that West can cash 3 more ♠ tricks. That means you need all 5 ♦ tricks. The good news is that the 5 missing ♦s will split 3-2 about two-thirds of the time. The bad news is that they will be 4-1 about one-third of the time. Can you protect yourself against a 4-1 break? NEXT |
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♠ J 9 6 ♥ A 8 ♦ A K 10 5 3 ♣ A K 6 |
Deal 42 3NT OL: ♠3; |
♠ K 5 ♥ J 7 5 3 ♦ Q 6 2 ♣ 8 5 4 2 |
Winner List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 1 :
♦ = 3 : ♣ = 2 :: Total = 7
You need 2 more winners, and you need to get them before you lose the lead because it appears that West can cash 3 more ♠ tricks. That means you need all 5 ♦ tricks. The good news is that the 5 missing ♦s will split 3-2 about two-thirds of the time. The bad news is that they will be 4-1 about one-third of the time. Can you protect yourself against a 4-1 break? Maybe and maybe not. If West has ♦ J x x x there won't be anything you can do about it. But if East has this holding then you can succeed if you play your cards right. NEXT |
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♠ J 9 6 ♥ A 8 ♦ A K 10 5 3 ♣ A K 6 |
Deal 42 3NT OL: ♠3; |
♠ K 5 ♥ J 7 5 3 ♦ Q 6 2 ♣ 8 5 4 2 |
Winner List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 1 :
♦ = 3 : ♣ = 2 :: Total = 7
You need 2 more winners, and you need to get them before you lose the lead because it appears that West can cash 3 more ♠ tricks. That means you need all 5 ♦ tricks. The good news is that the 5 missing ♦s will split 3-2 about two-thirds of the time. The bad news is that they will be 4-1 about one-third of the time. Can you protect yourself against a 4-1 break? Maybe and maybe not. If West has ♦ J x x x there won't be anything you can do about it. But if East has this holding then you can succeed if you play your cards right. Did you like that "play your cards right" quip? First play a ♦ to your ♦K; both defenders follow. Next play a ♦ to dummy's ♦Q. West discards a ♣. You are conveniently in dummy so you play dummy's last ♦ and East's ♦ J 9 are caught in a pincer movement by your ♦ A 10 5. Click NEXT to see the full deal. |
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♠ J 9 6 ♥ A 8 ♦ A K 10 5 3 ♣ A K 6 |
Deal 42 3NT OL: ♠3; |
♠ K 5 ♥ J 7 5 3 ♦ Q 6 2 ♣ 8 5 4 2 |
It was important to play the ♦s exactly as described because dummy
had only one entry left, the ♦Q.
Suppose your first ♦ play had been dummy's ♦Q. You could make your contract if you play a small ♦ and finesse the ♦10. But at that point you wouldn't know whether the ♦s were splitting evenly or not. You'd be risking defeat on a hand where everybody who played for the 3-2 split was making the contract. By taking the SECOND ♦ trick with dummy's ♦Q the 4-1 split is exposed at the right time. Deal 43 |
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♠ Q 10 8 3 2 ♥ Q 9 6 ♦ 8 ♣ 10 9 7 3 |
♠ A 7 4 ♥ K 10 4 2 ♦ J 9 7 4 ♣ Q J |
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♠ J 9 6 ♥ A 8 ♦ A K 10 5 3 ♣ A K 6 |