♥ A 7 4 3
♦ J 7 3
♣ J 9 4
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| pass | 2♥ | pass | 4♥ |
| pass | pass | pass |
South is to play 4♥. West leads the ♣A, ♣ K, ♣Q.
Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
♥ K Q J 9 8 5
♦ 8
♣ 6 2
| Deal 4 |
♠ 8 6 3 ♥ A 7 4 3 ♦ J 7 3 ♣ J 9 4 |
South is to play 4♥. West leads the ♣A, ♣ K, ♣Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ A Q J 7 ♥ K Q J 9 8 5 ♦ 8 ♣ 6 2 |
| Deal 4 4♥ OL: ♣ A K Q |
♠ 8 6 3 ♥ A 7 4 3 ♦ J 7 3 ♣ J 9 4 |
South is to play 4♥. West leads the ♣A,
♣ K, ♣Q.
Losers: ♠ = 1 ♥ = 0 ♦ = 1 ♣ = 2 Total = 4 There is nothing to be done about the 2 ♣s you've already lost, and the ♦ loser is also inescapable. So you cannot afford a ♠ loser which means you will have to find the ♠K with East and finesse him out of it. That won't be a problem, will it? Click NEXT . |
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♠ A Q J 7 ♥ K Q J 9 8 5 ♦ 8 ♣ 6 2 |
| Deal 4 4♥ OL: ♣ A K Q |
♠ 8 6 3 ♥ A 7 4 3 ♦ J 7 3 ♣ J 9 4 |
South is to play 4♥. West leads the ♣A,
♣ K, ♣Q.
Losers: ♠ = 1 ♥ = 0 ♦ = 1 ♣ = 2 Total = 4 There is nothing to be done about the 2 ♣s you've already lost, and the ♦ loser is also inescapable. So you cannot afford a ♠ loser which means you will have to find the ♠K with East and finesse him out of it. That won't be a problem, will it? No, no problem. You will probably have to finesse twice so you will need two dummy entries, but the trump suit will provide both of those, the ♥A and ♥7, as long as you saved your ♥5 for the second entry. Wait a minute, you surely didn't ruff that ♣ with your ♥5 did you? Surely you ruffed with the ♥8? So, you ruffed the ♣ with the ♥8, pulled one round of trumps with the ♥K, pulled the last trump by playing ♥9 to ♥A and finessed the ♠. Then ♥5 to ♥7, finesse the ♠ a second time. Play ♠A and ruff the fourth ♠ in dummy. Click NEXT to see it all. |
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♠ A Q J 7 ♥ K Q J 9 8 5 ♦ 8 ♣ 6 2 |
| Deal 4 4♥ OL: ♣ A K Q |
♠ 8 6 3 ♥ A 7 4 3 ♦ J 7 3 ♣ J 9 4 |
If you ruffed with the ♥8 that is a good sign.
But remember, this is the fourth Deal of a set where you are watching entries carefully.
Ask yourself if you would have done the correct thing at the table, say playing for the Bermuda Bowl championship. Deal 5 |
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♠ 10 2 ♥ 10 2 ♦ Q 9 6 4 ♣ A K Q 8 3 |
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♠ K 9 5 4 ♥ 6 ♦ A K 10 5 2 ♣ 10 7 5 |
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♠ A Q J 7 ♥ K Q J 9 8 5 ♦ 8 ♣ 6 2 |