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♥ K 5 4
♦ A Q 7 2
♣ A K 5 2
| Deal 74 |
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♠ 9 7 ♥ K 5 4 ♦ A Q 7 2 ♣ A K 5 2 |
| Deal 74 |
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Partner bids Stayman; with no 4-card Major you respond 2♦. Partner now bids 3♠. What do you bid? |
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♠ 9 7 ♥ K 5 4 ♦ A Q 7 2 ♣ A K 5 2 |
| Deal 74 |
♠ K J 10 8 4 ♥ A 7 6 2 ♦ K ♣ 7 4 3 |
Partner bids Stayman; with no 4-card Major you respond 2♦. Partner now bids 3♠. What do you bid? Partner's bidding is crystal clear. He has described a hand with at least 11 points, which has 4 ♥s and 5 ♠s. The decision is yours, and with no 8-card Major suit fit you decide on 3NT. Click NEXT to continue. |
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♠ 9 7 ♥ K 5 4 ♦ A Q 7 2 ♣ A K 5 2 |
| Deal 74 3NT OL: ♥J |
♠ K J 10 8 4 ♥ A 7 6 2 ♦ K ♣ 7 4 3 |
South plays 3NT. On West's ♥J opening lead East plays the ♥Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ 9 7 ♥ K 5 4 ♦ A Q 7 2 ♣ A K 5 2 |
| Deal 74 3NT OL: ♥J |
♠ K J 10 8 4 ♥ A 7 6 2 ♦ K ♣ 7 4 3 |
On West's ♥J opening lead East plays the ♥Q.
Winner List: ♠ = 0 : ♥ = 2 : ♦ = 3 : ♣ = 2 :: Total = 7 You must establish some ♠ tricks which means you will be finessing through West. Since West can get the lead at most once in ♠s you should not hold up in ♥s. The problem with a hold up is that East may pocket one ♥ trick and then switch to ♣s, a suit in which you are no better off. NEXT |
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♠ 9 7 ♥ K 5 4 ♦ A Q 7 2 ♣ A K 5 2 |
| Deal 74 3NT OL: ♥J |
♠ K J 10 8 4 ♥ A 7 6 2 ♦ K ♣ 7 4 3 |
Winner List: ♠ = 0 : ♥ = 2 :
♦ = 3 : ♣ = 2 :: Total = 7
You must establish some ♠ tricks which means you will be finessing through West. Since West can get the lead at most once in ♠s you should not hold up in ♥s. The problem with a hold up is that East may pocket one ♥ trick and then switch to ♣s, a suit in which you are no better off. Win the ♥K and play your ♠9, letting it ride. Suppose it holds the trick. Continue with another ♠, taken by East's ♠Q. NEXT |
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♠ 9 7 ♥ K 5 4 ♦ A Q 7 2 ♣ A K 5 2 |
| Deal 74 3NT OL: ♥J |
♠ K J 10 8 4 ♥ A 7 6 2 ♦ K ♣ 7 4 3 |
Winner List: ♠ = 0 : ♥ = 2 :
♦ = 3 : ♣ = 2 :: Total = 7
You must establish some ♠ tricks which means you will be finessing through West. Since West can get the lead at most once in ♠s you should not hold up in ♥s. The problem with a hold up is that East may pocket one ♥ trick and then switch to ♣s, a suit in which you are no better off. Win the ♥K and play your ♠9, letting it ride. Suppose it holds the trick. Continue with another ♠, taken by East's ♠Q. East cannot hurt you. If he has a ♥ to play, then ♥s will have broken no worse than 4-2 and you will lose two ♥s and two ♠s. If East plays any other suit you have a double stopper and can establish ♠ tricks before they can set up a winner of their own. Click NEXT to see what might have happened if you held up. |
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♠ 9 7 ♥ K 5 4 ♦ A Q 7 2 ♣ A K 5 2 |
| Deal 74 3NT OL: ♥J |
♠ K J 10 8 4 ♥ A 7 6 2 ♦ K ♣ 7 4 3 |
Suppose you let East hold the ♥Q. That's one trick for the bad guys.
East could play a ♣, knocking out one of your ♣ A K. When East won his first ♠ he would establish the ♣s, and when he took the second ♠ he could cash 2 ♣ tricks. Deal 75 |
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♠ 6 3 ♥ J 10 9 8 ♦ 10 8 5 4 3 ♣ 8 6 |
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♠ A Q 5 2 ♥ Q 3 ♦ J 9 6 ♣ Q J 10 9 |
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♠ 9 7 ♥ K 5 4 ♦ A Q 7 2 ♣ A K 5 2 |