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| 2♥ | BID | ||
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Decide what you would say, then click on BID above.
♥ A K 2
♦ K 10 6
♣ K J 9 3
| Deal 47 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
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♠ Q 10 9 ♥ A K 2 ♦ K 10 6 ♣ K J 9 3 |
| Deal 47 |
♠ K J 4 ♥ 7 5 ♦ A 7 4 2 ♣ Q 10 6 2 |
You should be sure you and partner are on the same page with this bid. A 2NT overcall over a Weak-2 opener shows the same hand as a 1NT overcall over a 1 of a suit opener. In other words, 15-18 points, and at least 1 (preferably 2), stoppers in their suit. Partner, who is on the same page, bids 3NT. Click NEXT to continue. |
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♠ Q 10 9 ♥ A K 2 ♦ K 10 6 ♣ K J 9 3 |
| Deal 47 3NT OL: ♥9 |
♠ K J 4 ♥ 7 5 ♦ A 7 4 2 ♣ Q 10 6 2 |
South plays 3NT. West leads the ♥9. As expected, West leads his partner's ♥ suit. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ Q 10 9 ♥ A K 2 ♦ K 10 6 ♣ K J 9 3 |
| Deal 47 3NT OL: ♥9 |
♠ K J 4 ♥ 7 5 ♦ A 7 4 2 ♣ Q 10 6 2 |
Winner List: ♠ = 0 : ♥ = 2 :
♦ = 2 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 4
You need 5 more winners. This is important to keep in mind. You can establish at most 1 winner in ♦s, 2 in ♠s, and 3 in ♣s. Since you must work on both ♠s and ♣s, you don't need to try for anything extra in ♦s. NEXT |
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♠ Q 10 9 ♥ A K 2 ♦ K 10 6 ♣ K J 9 3 |
| Deal 47 3NT OL: ♥9 |
♠ K J 4 ♥ 7 5 ♦ A 7 4 2 ♣ Q 10 6 2 |
Winner List: ♠ = 0 : ♥ = 2 :
♦ = 2 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 4
You need 5 more winners. This is important to keep in mind. You can establish at most 1 winner in ♦s, 2 in ♠s, and 3 in ♣s. Since you must work on both ♠s and ♣s, you don't need to try for anything extra in ♦s. If East has both black Aces you will go down, but you know that he cannot have two outside Aces with a 6-card ♥ suit headed by the Q J and still open with a weak 2-bid. So West must have at least one of the black Aces. NEXT |
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♠ Q 10 9 ♥ A K 2 ♦ K 10 6 ♣ K J 9 3 |
| Deal 47 3NT OL: ♥9 |
♠ K J 4 ♥ 7 5 ♦ A 7 4 2 ♣ Q 10 6 2 |
Winner List: ♠ = 0 : ♥ = 2 :
♦ = 2 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 4
You need 5 more winners. This is important to keep in mind. You can establish at most 1 winner in ♦s, 2 in ♠s, and 3 in ♣s. Since you must work on both ♠s and ♣s, you don't need to try for anything extra in ♦s. If East has both black Aces you will go down, but you know that he cannot have two outside Aces with a 6-card ♥ suit headed by the Q J and still open with a weak 2-bid. So West must have at least one of the black Aces. If you could guess which Ace East holds you could work on that suit first. He would win it, then get his ♥s established, but wouldn't be able to get back in to cash them. But better than guessing, you should just holdup on the first ♥ trick and win the next one. Then it won't matter which Ace you knock out first because West will not have a ♥ to play in either case. Click NEXT to see. |
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♠ Q 10 9 ♥ A K 2 ♦ K 10 6 ♣ K J 9 3 |
| Deal 47 3NT OL: ♥9 |
♠ K J 4 ♥ 7 5 ♦ A 7 4 2 ♣ Q 10 6 2 |
If you win the first trick and then play ♠s, you will be lucky. East will have
to take his ♠A and then establish his ♥s. And when West
takes the ♣A he won't have a ♥ to play.
If you win the first trick and then play ♣s, you will be unlucky. West will take his ♣A and play his last ♥. Then when East takes the ♠A he will set you with ♥ tricks. If you hold up on first trick luck won't come into it. It will no longer matter which black suit you establish first. Deal 48 |
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♠ 8 7 5 3 ♥ 9 6 ♦ Q J 8 5 ♣ A 7 5 |
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♠ A 6 2 ♥ Q J 10 8 4 3 ♦ 9 3 ♣ 8 4 |
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♠ Q 10 9 ♥ A K 2 ♦ K 10 6 ♣ K J 9 3 |