| Deal 23 |
♠ 7 3 2 ♥ Q J 8 6 ♦ A 5 4 3 ♣ A 9 |
South is to play 4♥. West leads the ♠6, taken by East with the ♠A. East returns the ♠Q, you play the ♠K and West ruffs. West next leads the ♦J. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ K 8 5 ♥ A K 10 5 ♦ K 7 2 ♣ K 7 4 |
| Deal 23 4♥ OL: ♠6 |
♠ 7 ♥ Q J 8 6 ♦ A 5 4 3 ♣ A 9 |
South is to play 4♥. West leads the ♠6, taken by East with the ♠A. East returns the ♠Q, you play the ♠K and West ruffs. West next leads the ♦J. After that unfortunate start you seem to be in a bit of trouble. Two tricks are already in the defender's pockets and you still have a ♠ loser and a ♦ loser. So you win with your ♦K and play two rounds of trumps. Click NEXT . |
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♠ 8 ♥ A K 10 5 ♦ K 7 2 ♣ K 7 4 |
| Deal 23 4♥ OL: ♠6 |
♠ 7 ♥ Q 8 ♦ A 5 4 ♣ A 9 |
South is to play 4♥. West leads the ♠6, taken by East with the ♠A. East returns the ♠Q, you play the ♠K and West ruffs. West next leads the ♦J. After that unfortunate start you seem to be in a bit of trouble. Two tricks are already in the defender's pockets and you still have a ♠ loser and a ♦ loser. So you win with your ♦K and play two rounds of trumps. The good news is that West started with three trumps, and since he already used one it only takes two pulls to pick up the remaining trumps. Eliminate ♣s by playing ♣A, ♣K, and ruffing a ♣. Both defenders follow to all three ♣s. Click NEXT . |
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♠ 8 ♥ K 10 ♦ 7 2 ♣ K 7 4 |
| Deal 23 4♥ OL: ♠6 |
♠ 7 ♥ Q ♦ A 5 4 ♣ |
South is to play 4♥. West leads the ♠6, taken by East with the ♠A. East returns the ♠Q, you play the ♠K and West ruffs. West next leads the ♦J. After that unfortunate start you seem to be in a bit of trouble. Two tricks are already in the defender's pockets and you still have a ♠ loser and a ♦ loser. So you win with your ♦K and play two rounds of trumps. The good news is that West started with three trumps, and since he already used one it only takes two pulls to pick up the remaining trumps. Eliminate ♣s by playing ♣A, ♣K, and ruffing a ♣. Both defenders follow to all three ♣s. So far East has followed suit to every trick, meaning he has not discarded a single ♠. Since you know he started with 6 ♠s, his final 5 cards consist of 4 ♠s and one other. You play to the ♦A and East follows suit again. Click NEXT . |
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♠ 8 ♥ K 10 ♦ 7 2 ♣ |
| Deal 23 4♥ OL: ♠6 |
♠ 7 ♥ Q ♦ 5 4 ♣ |
South is to play 4♥. West leads the ♠6, taken by East with the ♠A. East returns the ♠Q, you play the ♠K and West ruffs. West next leads the ♦J. After that unfortunate start you seem to be in a bit of trouble. Two tricks are already in the defender's pockets and you still have a ♠ loser and a ♦ loser. So you win with your ♦K and play two rounds of trumps. The good news is that West started with three trumps, and since he already used one it only takes two pulls to pick up the remaining trumps. Eliminate ♣s by playing ♣A, ♣K, and ruffing a ♣. Both defenders follow to all three ♣s. So far East has followed suit to every trick, meaning he has not discarded a single ♠. Since you know he started with 6 ♠s, his final 5 cards consist of 4 ♠s and one other. You play to the ♦A and East follows suit again. Play dummy's ♠7. East will win, but he has nothing left but ♠s. When he plays another ♠ you discard your ♦ loser and ruff in dummy. Click NEXT for the complete deal. |
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♠ 8 ♥ K 10 ♦ 7 ♣ |
| Deal 23 4♥ OL: ♠6 |
♠ 7 3 2 ♥ Q J 8 6 ♦ A 5 4 3 ♣ A 9 |
This is called a Partial Elimination because all of the ♦s were not eliminated.
However, the key is that you could tell they were eliminated from the East hand, and East was going to be the throw-in target because of his long ♠s. In many hands an opponent who opens with a preemptive bid gives you the information you need to plan and execute the throw-in. Deal 24 |
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♠ 6 ♥ 9 5 4 ♦ J 10 9 6 ♣ Q 10 8 3 2 |
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♠ A Q J 10 9 4 ♥ 7 2 ♦ Q 8 ♣ J 6 5 |
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♠ K 8 5 ♥ A K 10 5 ♦ K 7 2 ♣ K 7 4 |