♥ 7
♦ K 8 6 3
♣ K 5 3
| WEST | NORTH | EAST | SOUTH |
| 1♠ | |||
| pass | 4♠ | pass | pass |
| pass |
South is to play 4♠. West leads the ♦Q.
Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
♥ A 6 3
♦ 7
♣ 7 6 4
| Deal 20 |
♠ J 10 9 7 5 ♥ 7 ♦ K 8 6 3 ♣ K 5 3 |
South is to play 4♠. West leads the ♦Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
|||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
♠ A K Q 6 3 2 ♥ A 6 3 ♦ 7 ♣ 7 6 4 |
| Deal 20 4♠ OL: ♦Q |
♠ J 10 9 7 5 ♥ 7 ♦ K 8 6 3 ♣ K 5 3 |
Unless West is real beginner East will hold the ♦A so you should not try the ♦K
on this trick. And when West continues with the ♦J you should again duck in dummy,
ruffing with an honor in your hand.
Click NEXT . |
|
|
|||
|
♠ A K Q 6 3 2 ♥ A 6 3 ♦ 7 ♣ 7 6 4 |
| Deal 20 4♠ OL: ♦Q |
♠ J 10 9 7 5 ♥ 7 ♦ K 8 ♣ K 5 3 |
Unless West is real beginner East will hold the ♦A so you should not try the ♦K
on this trick. And when West continues with the ♦J you should again duck in dummy,
ruffing with an honor in your hand.
The contract is in danger if East holds the ♣A because you would have three ♣ losers to go with the ♦ already lost. One really good possibility is that East now has the lone ♦A and you can set up dummy's ♦K with a ruff. So play a small ♠ to dummy's ♠9, (pulling the two outstanding trumps), and ruff another ♦ with an honor, hoping the ♦A drops. Click NEXT . |
|
|
|||
|
♠ A K 6 3 2 ♥ A 6 3 ♦ ♣ 7 6 4 |
| Deal 20 4♠ OL: ♦Q |
♠ J 10 7 5 ♥ 7 ♦ K ♣ K 5 3 |
Unless West is real beginner East will hold the ♦A so you should not try the ♦K
on this trick. And when West continues with the ♦J you should again duck in dummy,
ruffing with an honor in your hand.
The contract is in danger if East holds the ♣A because you would have three ♣ losers to go with the ♦ already lost. One really good possibility is that East now has the lone ♦A and you can set up dummy's ♦K with a ruff. So play a small ♠ to dummy's ♠9, (pulling the two outstanding trumps), and ruff another ♦ with an honor, hoping the ♦A drops. Too bad, the ♦A did not fall so dummy's ♦K is not a winner. But it will still prove to be useful. Play the ♥A, then ruff a ♥ in dummy. Play a trump to your ♠A and ruff your last ♥. Click NEXT . |
|
|
|||
|
♠ A 6 3 ♥ A 6 3 ♦ ♣ 7 6 4 |
| Deal 20 4♠ OL: ♦Q |
♠ J ♥ ♦ K ♣ K 5 3 |
Unless West is real beginner East will hold the ♦A so you should not try the ♦K
on this trick. And when West continues with the ♦J you should again duck in dummy,
ruffing with an honor in your hand.
The contract is in danger if East holds the ♣A because you would have three ♣ losers to go with the ♦ already lost. One really good possibility is that East now has the lone ♦A and you can set up dummy's ♦K with a ruff. So play a small ♠ to dummy's ♠9, (pulling the two outstanding trumps), and ruff another ♦ with an honor, hoping the ♦A drops. Too bad, the ♦A did not fall so dummy's ♦K is not a winner. But it will still prove to be useful. Play the ♥A, then ruff a ♥ in dummy. Play a trump to your ♠A and ruff your last ♥. You are in dummy, just where you want to be. Play the ♦K, and when East plays the ♦A don't ruff but instead discard a ♣ from your hand. You knew all along that he held the ♦A. Click NEXT . |
|
|
|||
|
♠ 6 3 ♥ ♦ ♣ 7 6 4 |
| Deal 20 4♠ OL: ♦Q |
♠ J ♥ ♦ ♣ K 5 3 |
Unless West is real beginner East will hold the ♦A so you should not try the ♦K
on this trick. And when West continues with the ♦J you should again duck in dummy,
ruffing with an honor in your hand.
The contract is in danger if East holds the ♣A because you would have three ♣ losers to go with the ♦ already lost. One really good possibility is that East now has the lone ♦A and you can set up dummy's ♦K with a ruff. So play a small ♠ to dummy's ♠9, (pulling the two outstanding trumps), and ruff another ♦ with an honor, hoping the ♦A drops. Too bad, the ♦A did not fall so dummy's ♦K is not a winner. But it will still prove to be useful. Play the ♥A, then ruff a ♥ in dummy. Play a trump to your ♠A and ruff your last ♥. You are in dummy, just where you want to be. Play the ♦K, and when East plays the ♦A don't ruff but instead discard a ♣ from your hand. You knew all along that he held the ♦A. East is end-played, forced to either break the ♣s and give you a ♣ trick, or give you a ruff-sluff. Click NEXT for the full deal. |
|
|
|||
|
♠ 6 3 ♥ ♦ ♣ 7 6 |
| Deal 20 4♠ OL: ♦Q |
♠ J 10 9 7 5 ♥ 7 ♦ K 8 6 3 ♣ K 5 3 |
This was the toughest hand so far and the end-play depended upon your correct reading
that East must hold the ♦A.
It also depended upon the defenders not switching to ♣s at the second trick. If West had decided to switch to the ♣Q you would have had no chance at all. Deal 21 |
|
|
♠ 4 ♥ K J 9 5 ♦ Q J 10 4 ♣ Q 10 9 2 |
|
♠ 8 ♥ Q 10 8 4 2 ♦ A 9 5 2 ♣ A J 8 |
|
|
♠ A K Q 6 3 2 ♥ A 6 3 ♦ 7 ♣ 7 6 4 |