Deal 80 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
The bidding has gone as shown. Decide what you would say, then click on BID above. |
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♠ K 9 8 6 ♥ A 10 4 ♦ 10 7 5 2 ♣ A 2 |
Deal 80 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
You need to find out if partner has 4 ♠s. Using lebensohl the way to do that is to first bid 2NT. Partner bids 2♣, the relay bid. What do say next? |
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♠ K 9 8 6 ♥ A 10 4 ♦ 10 7 5 2 ♣ A 2 |
Deal 80 |
♠ A 10 7 3 ♥ 9 7 ♦ K Q J ♣ K Q J 7 |
You need to find out if partner has 4 ♠s. Using lebensohl the way to do that is to first bid 2NT. Partner bids 2♣, the relay bid. What do say next? Now you cue-bid 3♥. An immediate cue-bid would have been Stayman, (for the other Major), but the cue-bid following the lebensohl 2NT also promises a stopper in the enemy suit. In any case, partner replies 3♠. Next? |
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♠ K 9 8 6 ♥ A 10 4 ♦ 10 7 5 2 ♣ A 2 |
Deal 80 |
♠ A 10 7 3 ♥ 9 7 ♦ K Q J ♣ K Q J 7 |
You need to find out if partner has 4 ♠s. Using lebensohl the way to do that is to first bid 2NT. Partner bids 2♣, the relay bid. What do say next? Now you cue-bid 3♥. An immediate cue-bid would have been Stayman, (for the other Major), but the cue-bid following the lebensohl 2NT also promises a stopper in the enemy suit. In any case, partner replies 3♠. Next? You bid 4♠. Click NEXT to continue. |
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♠ K 9 8 6 ♥ A 10 4 ♦ 10 7 5 2 ♣ A 2 |
Deal 80 |
♠ A 10 7 3 ♥ 9 7 ♦ K Q J ♣ K Q J 7 |
The contract would be 4♠ played by North. To make South the declarer click ROTATE . |
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♠ K 9 8 6 ♥ A 10 4 ♦ 10 7 5 2 ♣ A 2 |
Deal 80 4♠ OL: ♥K |
♠ K 9 8 6 ♥ A 10 4 ♦ 10 7 5 2 ♣ A 2 |
South plays 4♠. West leads the ♥K. Do you take the first trick or not? Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ A 10 7 3 ♥ 9 7 ♦ K Q J ♣ K Q J 7 |
Deal 80 4♠ OL: ♥K |
♠ K 9 8 6 ♥ A 10 4 ♦ 10 7 5 2 ♣ A 2 |
Loser List: ♠ = 1/2 : ♥ = 1 :
♦ = 1 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 3/4
You should not hold up on the ♥ for two reasons. First, East might have a singleton. Second, you might not have a ♥ loser at all (if you can discard both of dummy's ♥ losers on your ♣s. So win the ♥A and start on trumps by playing ♠A, then ♠K. Uh Oh. East discards a ♥ on the second ♠ so you have two ♠ losers. NEXT |
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♠ A 10 7 3 ♥ 9 7 ♦ K Q J ♣ K Q J 7 |
Deal 80 4♠ OL: ♥K |
♠ K 9 8 6 ♥ A 10 4 ♦ 10 7 5 2 ♣ A 2 |
Loser List: ♠ = 1/2 : ♥ = 1 :
♦ = 1 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 3/4
You should not hold up on the ♥ for two reasons. First, East might have a singleton. Second, you might not have a ♥ loser at all (if you can discard both of dummy's ♥ losers on your ♣s. So win the ♥A and start on trumps by playing ♠A, then ♠K. Uh Oh. East discards a ♥ on the second ♠ so you have two ♠ losers. Now you will have to be lucky. Leave the two master trumps undrawn and start running the ♣s. Fortunately East has 4 ♣s and you are able to discard both of dummy's ♥ losers. Play a ♦ next and your luck continues when it is West who takes the trick. Since East can't get in to pull your trumps, you cannot be defeated. You play your ♦ winners and ruff a ♥ in dummy. East will get his two trumps at the end. Click NEXT to see the full deal. |
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♠ A 10 7 3 ♥ 9 7 ♦ K Q J ♣ K Q J 7 |
Deal 80 4♠ OL: ♥K |
♠ K 9 8 6 ♥ A 10 4 ♦ 10 7 5 2 ♣ A 2 |
Imagine what would have happened if you had played a third trump.
East would have taken the two trump tricks, then West would have taken 5 ♥ tricks and the ♦A. Deal 81 |
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♠ 5 ♥ K Q J 6 5 2 ♦ A 6 4 ♣ 9 4 3 |
♠ Q J 4 2 ♥ 8 3 ♦ 9 8 3 ♣ 10 8 6 5 |
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♠ A 10 7 3 ♥ 9 7 ♦ K Q J ♣ K Q J 7 |