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♥ J 10 9 8 6
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| Deal 88 |
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♠ A K 7 3 2 ♥ J 10 9 8 6 ♦ 6 4 ♣ 5 |
| Deal 88 |
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With two 5-card Major suits you can transfer to either one first. A good system is to use the "weaker" transfer to show an invitational hand, the "stronger" to show a forcing to game hand. So you bid 2♥ and partner replies 2♠. What next? |
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♠ A K 7 3 2 ♥ J 10 9 8 6 ♦ 6 4 ♣ 5 |
| Deal 88 |
♠ 9 5 ♥ K Q 7 ♦ K Q 7 3 ♣ A J 9 6 |
With two 5-card Major suits you can transfer to either one first. A good system is to use the "weaker" transfer to show an invitational hand, the "stronger" to show a forcing to game hand. So you bid 2♥ and partner replies 2♠. What next? Partner now knows you have 5 ♠s, so you now bid 3♥ which lets him know you have 5 of that suit also. Partner chooses the ♥ game. NEXT |
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♠ A K 7 3 2 ♥ J 10 9 8 6 ♦ 6 4 ♣ 5 |
| Deal 88 4♥ OL: ♥2 |
♠ 9 5 ♥ K Q 7 ♦ K Q 7 3 ♣ A J 9 6 |
South plays 4♥. West leads the ♥2. East wins the first trick with the ♥A and returns the ♥4. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ A K 7 3 2 ♥ J 10 9 8 6 ♦ 6 4 ♣ 5 |
| Deal 88 4♥ OL: ♥2 |
♠ 9 5 ♥ K Q 7 ♦ K Q 7 3 ♣ A J 9 6 |
Loser List: ♠ = 2? : ♥ = 1 :
♦ = 1 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 4?
You are surely going to lose the two red Aces, so you must keep the ♠ losers to 1. A possible Plan is to pull the last trump and trust the ♠s to split 3-3. Good Plan? NEXT |
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♠ A K 7 3 2 ♥ J 10 9 8 6 ♦ 6 4 ♣ 5 |
| Deal 88 4♥ OL: ♥2 |
♠ 9 5 ♥ K Q 7 ♦ K Q 7 3 ♣ A J 9 6 |
Loser List: ♠ = 2? : ♥ = 1 :
♦ = 1 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 4?
You are surely going to lose the two red Aces, so you must keep the ♠ losers to 1. A possible Plan is to pull the last trump and trust the ♠s to split 3-3. Good Plan? Stinking Plan. The chance of a 3-3 ♠ split is 36%, just a little over 1 in 3. A much better idea is to leave that trump out for a while longer, take your ♠ A K, and ruff one ♠ with dummy's last ♥. Then what? NEXT |
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♠ A K 7 3 2 ♥ J 10 9 8 6 ♦ 6 4 ♣ 5 |
| Deal 88 4♥ OL: ♥2 |
♠ 9 5 ♥ K Q 7 ♦ K Q 7 3 ♣ A J 9 6 |
Loser List: ♠ = 2? : ♥ = 1 :
♦ = 1 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 4?
You are surely going to lose the two red Aces, so you must keep the ♠ losers to 1. A possible Plan is to pull the last trump and trust the ♠s to split 3-3. Good Plan? Stinking Plan. The chance of a 3-3 ♠ split is 36%, just a little over 1 in 3. A much better idea is to leave that trump out for a while longer, take your ♠ A K, and ruff one ♠ with dummy's last ♥. Then what? Be careful, you are still in danger. You need to pull that last trump but playing ♣A and a ruff at this point could result in you losing trump control. First you need to establish a ♦ trick, so play the ♦K. NEXT |
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♠ A K 7 3 2 ♥ J 10 9 8 6 ♦ 6 4 ♣ 5 |
| Deal 88 4♥ OL: ♥2 |
♠ 9 5 ♥ K Q 7 ♦ K Q 7 3 ♣ A J 9 6 |
Loser List: ♠ = 2? : ♥ = 1 :
♦ = 1 : ♣ = 0 :: Total = 4?
You are surely going to lose the two red Aces, so you must keep the ♠ losers to 1. A possible Plan is to pull the last trump and trust the ♠s to split 3-3. Good Plan? Stinking Plan. The chance of a 3-3 ♠ split is 36%, just a little over 1 in 3. A much better idea is to leave that trump out for a while longer, take your ♠ A K, and ruff one ♠ with dummy's last ♥. Then what? Be careful, you are still in danger. You need to pull that last trump but playing ♣A and a ruff at this point could result in you losing trump control. First you need to establish a ♦ trick, so play the ♦K. East wins the ♦A but he can't hurt you. Suppose he plays another ♦. You win in dummy, ruff a ♦ back to your hand, and pull West's last trump. Then play a ♠ to East's ♠Q. Your fifth ♠ is now established and you still have a trump to get to your hand with. Click NEXT to see all four hands. |
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♠ A K 7 3 2 ♥ J 10 9 8 6 ♦ 6 4 ♣ 5 |
| Deal 88 4♥ OL: ♥2 |
♠ 9 5 ♥ K Q 7 ♦ K Q 7 3 ♣ A J 9 6 |
Suppose you ruffed a ♠ in dummy then returned to your hand by playing
the ♣A, then ruffing a ♣.
You must then pull West's last trump, leaving you with only one trump. When you give up the ♠ to East he could play a ♣, forcing you to use your last trump, and although you could take your ♠ winner you wouldn't have the ♦ trick established. Not an easy hand. Deal 89 |
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♠ J 8 ♥ 5 3 2 ♦ J 9 8 5 ♣ K Q 10 7 |
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♠ Q 10 6 4 ♥ A 4 ♦ A 10 2 ♣ 8 4 3 2 |
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♠ A K 7 3 2 ♥ J 10 9 8 6 ♦ 6 4 ♣ 5 |