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| 1NT | pass | BID | |
The bidding has gone as shown.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID above.
♥ 9 7 5
♦ K 8 5 4
♣ Q 10 2
| Deal 86 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
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♠ A 7 5 ♥ 9 7 5 ♦ K 8 5 4 ♣ Q 10 2 |
| Deal 86 |
♠ 9 8 4 ♥ A 6 2 ♦ A Q ♣ A J 9 8 5 |
With 9 points and a balanced hand you go into Invitational Mode. Bid 2NT. Partner will raise to 3NT with a maximum, pass with a minimum. Today he has a middling 16 points, but bids 3NT anyway. Click NEXT to continue. |
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♠ A 7 5 ♥ 9 7 5 ♦ K 8 5 4 ♣ Q 10 2 |
| Deal 86 |
♠ 9 8 4 ♥ A 6 2 ♦ A Q ♣ A J 9 8 5 |
The contract would be 3NT played by North. To make South the declarer click ROTATE . |
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♠ A 7 5 ♥ 9 7 5 ♦ K 8 5 4 ♣ Q 10 2 |
| Deal 86 3NT OL: ♥3 |
♠ A 7 5 ♥ 9 7 5 ♦ K 8 5 4 ♣ Q 10 2 |
South plays 3NT. West leads the ♥3 and East plays the ♥K. Do you hold up or not? Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ 9 8 4 ♥ A 6 2 ♦ A Q ♣ A J 9 8 5 |
| Deal 86 3NT OL: ♥3 |
♠ A 7 5 ♥ 9 7 5 ♦ K 8 5 4 ♣ Q 10 2 |
Winner List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 1 :
♦ = 3 : ♣ = 1 :: Total = 6
You count 3 ♦ tricks but will need to be careful to get all 3. And obviously your three extra winners will have to be from the ♣ suit. Most important for now, how do you read the ♥ suit? Do you hold up? NEXT |
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♠ 9 8 4 ♥ A 6 2 ♦ A Q ♣ A J 9 8 5 |
| Deal 86 3NT OL: ♥3 |
♠ A 7 5 ♥ 9 7 5 ♦ K 8 5 4 ♣ Q 10 2 |
Winner List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 1 :
♦ = 3 : ♣ = 1 :: Total = 6
You count 3 ♦ tricks but will need to be careful to get all 3. And obviously your three extra winners will have to be from the ♣ suit. Most important for now, how do you read the ♥ suit? Do you hold up? West has 4 ♥s because he led the ♥3 and you can see the ♥2. Therefore you should NOT hold up because they can only win 3 ♥s and the ♣K right now. But if you hold up, East might pocket his ♥ trick and switch to ♠s, where you are just as bad off. NEXT |
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♠ 9 8 4 ♥ A 6 2 ♦ A Q ♣ A J 9 8 5 |
| Deal 86 3NT OL: ♥3 |
♠ A 7 5 ♥ 9 7 5 ♦ K 8 5 4 ♣ Q 10 2 |
Winner List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 1 :
♦ = 3 : ♣ = 1 :: Total = 6
You count 3 ♦ tricks but will need to be careful to get all 3. And obviously your three extra winners will have to be from the ♣ suit. Most important for now, how do you read the ♥ suit? Do you hold up? West has 4 ♥s because he led the ♥3 and you can see the ♥2. Therefore you should NOT hold up because they can only win 3 ♥s and the ♣K right now. But if you hold up East might pocket his ♥ trick and switch to ♠s, where you are just as bad off. So win the ♥A and unblock the ♦ A Q. then play ♣J, expecting to lose the trick. In fact, West takes his ♣K. West cashes his 3 ♥ tricks, then plays a ♠. Pounce with dummy's ♠A, cash the ♦K, then take your 4 ♣ tricks and the game. Click NEXT for the full deal. |
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♠ 9 8 4 ♥ A 6 2 ♦ A Q ♣ A J 9 8 5 |
| Deal 86 3NT OL: ♥3 |
♠ A 7 5 ♥ 9 7 5 ♦ K 8 5 4 ♣ Q 10 2 |
It was tempting to get over to dummy to try the ♣ finesse. But it was
a temptation which had to be ignored. After all, how would you get to dummy? By wasting a
♦ winner? Or by using your only ♠ stopper?
Not all finesses should be taken - certainly not this one. Another possibility, playing ♣A first, should also be rejected. On the rare day where the ♣K fell singleton you might be happy, but on the more frequent days where a defender held ♣ K x x and took the third ♣ trick you'd feel like a complete fool. Rightly so. Deal 87 |
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♠ 10 6 2 ♥ Q J 8 3 ♦ 10 7 6 2 ♣ K 6 |
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♠ K Q J 3 ♥ K 10 4 ♦ J 9 3 ♣ 7 4 3 |
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♠ 9 8 4 ♥ A 6 2 ♦ A Q ♣ A J 9 8 5 |