♥ Q 7
♦ K Q 6
♣ K J 10 3
| WEST | NORTH | EAST | SOUTH |
| 1♣ | pass | 1♠ | |
| pass | 2♠ | pass | 4♠ |
| pass | pass | pass |
South is to play 4♠.
West leads the ♦J, covered by the ♦Q and ♦A. East returns a ♦ to the ♦K.
Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
♥ 10 4
♦ 9 3
♣ A 6 2
| Deal 5 |
♠ K 9 6 4 ♥ Q 7 ♦ K Q 6 ♣ K J 10 3 |
South is to play 4♠. West leads the ♦J, covered by the ♦Q and ♦A. East returns a ♦ to the ♦K. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ A Q 8 7 5 2 ♥ 10 4 ♦ 9 3 ♣ A 6 2 |
| Deal 5 4♠ OL: ♦J |
♠ K 9 6 4 ♥ Q 7 ♦ 6 ♣ K J 10 3 |
West leads the ♦J, covered by the ♦Q and ♦A.
East returns a ♦ to the ♦K.
You still have two losers in the ♥ suit, so the question is which way you plan to finesse the ♣s. And of course the answer is that you don't plan to finesse them at all! Pull trumps with the ♠A, then ♠K. Next ruff dummy's last ♦. Click NEXT . |
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♠ A Q 8 7 5 2 ♥ 10 4 ♦ ♣ A 6 2 |
| Deal 5 4♠ OL: ♦J |
♠ 9 6 ♥ Q 7 ♦ ♣ K J 10 3 |
West leads the ♦J, covered by the ♦Q and ♦A.
East returns a ♦ to the ♦K.
You still have two losers in the ♥ suit, so the question is which way you plan to finesse the ♣s. And of course the answer is that you don't plan to finesse them at all! Pull trumps with the ♠A, then ♠K. Next ruff dummy's last ♦. Now exit with a ♥. The defenders win this and take another ♥ trick, leaving this position. Click NEXT . |
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♠ Q 8 7 ♥ 10 4 ♦ ♣ A 6 2 |
| Deal 5 4♠ OL: ♦J |
♠ 9 6 ♥ ♦ ♣ K J 10 3 |
West leads the ♦J, covered by the ♦Q and ♦A.
East returns a ♦ to the ♦K.
You still have two losers in the ♥ suit, so the question is which way you plan to finesse the ♣s. And of course the answer is that you don't plan to finesse them at all! Pull trumps with the ♠A, then ♠K. Next ruff dummy's last ♦. Now exit with a ♥. The defenders win this and take another ♥ trick, leaving this position. They must now break the ♣ suit for you or give you a ruff-sluff. Of course you would ruff in dummy and discard a ♣ from the 3-card holding in your hand. Click NEXT to see all four hands. |
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♠ Q 8 7 ♥ ♦ ♣ A 6 2 |
| Deal 5 4♠ OL: ♦J |
♠ K 9 6 4 ♥ Q 7 ♦ K Q 6 ♣ K J 10 3 |
If East is the one who has to play a ♣ you just let it ride around
to dummy's ♣ K J 10 3.
If West is the one who has to play a ♣ you need to insert the ♣10 or ♣J from dummy. In either case you will no longer have a ♣ loser. Deal 6 |
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♠ J 3 ♥ A 9 6 5 ♦ J 10 8 7 ♣ Q 8 5 |
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♠ 10 ♥ K J 8 3 2 ♦ A 5 4 2 ♣ 9 7 4 |
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♠ A Q 8 7 5 2 ♥ 10 4 ♦ 9 3 ♣ A 6 2 |