Deal 51 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
The bidding has gone as shown. Decide what you would say, then click on BID above. |
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♠ A K Q J ♥ 7 4 2 ♦ J 8 6 4 ♣ K Q |
Deal 51 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
Partner's 2♦ bid is a transfer; you respond 2♥. Partner now bids 3NT. What do you bid? |
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♠ A K Q J ♥ 7 4 2 ♦ J 8 6 4 ♣ K Q |
Deal 51 |
♠ 7 4 2 ♥ K Q J 6 5 ♦ 7 3 ♣ A 8 3 |
Partner's 2♦ bid is a transfer; you respond 2♥. Partner now bids 3NT. What do you bid? Partner tells you that he has enough points to be in game, and that he holds exactly 5 ♥s. With your 3 ♥s you know of an 8-card Major fit so you correct the contract to 4♥. Click NEXT to continue. |
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♠ A K Q J ♥ 7 4 2 ♦ J 8 6 4 ♣ K Q |
Deal 51 4♥ OL: ♣J |
♠ 7 4 2 ♥ K Q J 6 5 ♦ 7 3 ♣ A 8 3 |
South plays 4♥. West leads the ♣J. You win the opening lead with your ♣Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ A K Q J ♥ 7 4 2 ♦ J 8 6 4 ♣ K Q |
Deal 51 4♥ OL: ♣J |
♠ 7 4 2 ♥ K Q J 6 5 ♦ 7 3 ♣ A 8 3 |
Loser List: ♠ = 0 : ♥ = ? :
♦ = 2 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = ?
The 2 ♦ losers are unavoidable, and even you will have to give up a trick to the Ace of trumps. So you have to make sure not to lose a second ♥. NEXT |
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♠ A K Q J ♥ 7 4 2 ♦ J 8 6 4 ♣ K Q |
Deal 51 4♥ OL: ♣J |
♠ 7 4 2 ♥ K Q J 6 5 ♦ 7 3 ♣ A 8 3 |
Loser List: ♠ = 0 : ♥ = ? :
♦ = 2 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = ?
The 2 ♦ losers are unavoidable, and even you will have to give up a trick to the Ace of trumps. So you have to make sure not to lose a second ♥. Win the ♣Q and play a small ♥ to dummy's ♥J, which holds the trick. NEXT |
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♠ A K Q J ♥ 7 4 2 ♦ J 8 6 4 ♣ K Q |
Deal 51 4♥ OL: ♣J |
♠ 7 4 2 ♥ K Q J 6 5 ♦ 7 3 ♣ A 8 3 |
Loser List: ♠ = 0 : ♥ = ? :
♦ = 2 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = ?
The 2 ♦ losers are unavoidable, and even you will have to give up a trick to the Ace of trumps. So you have to make sure not to lose a second ♥. Win the ♣Q and play a small ♥ to dummy's ♥J, which holds the trick. I hope you didn't continue drawing trumps by playing the ♥K. If you did then you are going down in an ice-cold contract. The way to lose only one ♥ trick is to keep leading toward dummy's honors. So come to your hand with a black card and play another ♥ in that direction, leading through West's ♥A. When you win that trick repeat the maneuver. Click NEXT to see why this was necessary (but you've already figured it out, right?). |
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♠ A K Q J ♥ 7 4 2 ♦ J 8 6 4 ♣ K Q |
Deal 51 4♥ OL: ♣J |
♠ 7 4 2 ♥ K Q J 6 5 ♦ 7 3 ♣ A 8 3 |
It is really against the odds for West to hold
♥ A 10 9 x. In fact it would only occur perhaps one time in seven. But there is no reason to go down once every seven times when you don't need to. Deal 52 |
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♠ 9 6 3 ♥ A 10 9 8 ♦ A Q 5 ♣ J 10 9 |
♠ 10 8 5 ♥ 3 ♦ K 10 9 2 ♣ 7 6 5 4 2 |
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♠ A K Q J ♥ 7 4 2 ♦ J 8 6 4 ♣ K Q |