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| 2♠ | 3♠ | pass | BID |
The bidding has gone as shown.
Decide what you would say, then click on BID above.
♥ K 5
♦ K J 6 3
♣ A Q 7 2
| Deal 95 |
♠ ♥ ♦ ♣ |
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♠ A 7 2 ♥ K 5 ♦ K J 6 3 ♣ A Q 7 2 |
| Deal 95 |
♠ 10 5 ♥ A Q 6 3 ♦ 8 5 4 2 ♣ K J 8 |
Partner's cue-bid is the lebensohl version of Stayman, in this case promising 4 ♥s. Since it is an immediate cue-bid it denies a ♠ stopper. You are forced to bid and you don't have 4 ♥s. But you DO have a ♠ stopper so you decide bid 3NT. Click NEXT to continue. |
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♠ A 7 2 ♥ K 5 ♦ K J 6 3 ♣ A Q 7 2 |
| Deal 95 3NT OL: ♠K |
♠ 10 5 ♥ A Q 6 3 ♦ 8 5 4 2 ♣ K J 8 |
South plays 3NT. West leads the ♠K.
You hold up your ♠A until the third round; West started with 6 ♠s. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ A 7 2 ♥ K 5 ♦ K J 6 3 ♣ A Q 7 2 |
| Deal 95 3NT OL: ♠K |
♠ 10 5 ♥ A Q 6 3 ♦ 8 5 4 2 ♣ K J 8 |
Winner List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 3 :
♦ = 0 : ♣ = 4 :: Total = 8
You need just one more winner. It cannot come from either ♣s or ♠s. Unless a defender foolishly discards a ♥ it can't come from that suit. Which means you have to win a ♦ trick. So after winning the ♠A, you play a ♣ to dummy's ♣K, then lead a small ♦ toward your hand and play . . . what? NEXT |
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♠ A 7 2 ♥ K 5 ♦ K J 6 3 ♣ A Q 7 2 |
| Deal 95 3NT OL: ♠K |
♠ 10 5 ♥ A Q 6 3 ♦ 8 5 4 2 ♣ K J 8 |
Winner List: ♠ = 1 : ♥ = 3 :
♦ = 0 : ♣ = 4 :: Total = 8
You need just one more winner. It cannot come from either ♣s or ♠s. Unless a defender foolishly discards a ♥ it can't come from that suit. Which means you have to win a ♦ trick. So after winning the ♠A, you play a ♣ to dummy's ♣K, then lead a small ♦ toward your hand and play . . . what? At first this looks like the classic King / Jack guess situation where you try to figure out if West is more likely to have the Ace or the Queen. But it isn't like that at all. If West has the ♦A then he will take it no matter which ♦ you play, and will defeat you with 1 ♦ and 5 ♠ tricks. Your ONLY chance to make this contract is for East to hold the ♦A. So you play the ♦K, then you . . . . . . click NEXT to see if you make the contract or not. |
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♠ A 7 2 ♥ K 5 ♦ K J 6 3 ♣ A Q 7 2 |
| Deal 95 3NT OL: ♠K |
♠ 10 5 ♥ A Q 6 3 ♦ 8 5 4 2 ♣ K J 8 |
Lucky you, East did have the ♦A.
Smart you, if you had played the ♦J you'd be down 2. Deal 96 |
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♠ K Q J 9 6 3 ♥ J 10 ♦ Q 10 9 ♣ 9 4 |
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♠ 8 4 ♥ 9 8 7 4 2 ♦ A 7 ♣ 10 6 5 3 |
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♠ A 7 2 ♥ K 5 ♦ K J 6 3 ♣ A Q 7 2 |