♥ 8 6 5
♦ K Q 7 3
♣ J 9 4 2
| WEST | NORTH | EAST | SOUTH |
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| pass | 3NT | pass | pass |
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South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♣5.
You play low from dummy and East plays the ♣6.
Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
♥ A J 4
♦ A J
♣ A K 8 3
| Deal 7 |
♠ 10 7 ♥ 8 6 5 ♦ K Q 7 3 ♣ J 9 4 2 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♣5. You play low from dummy and East plays the ♣6. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ A 6 4 3 ♥ A J 4 ♦ A J ♣ A K 8 3 |
| Deal 7 3NT OL: ♣5 |
♠ 10 7 ♥ 8 6 5 ♦ K Q 7 3 ♣ J 9 4 2 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♣5. You play low from dummy and East plays the ♣6. Winners: ♠ = 1 ♥ = 1 ♦ = 4? ♣ = 3 Total = 9 Although you have 4 ♦ winners, getting to the last couple might not be so easy. You can make 3 ♦ tricks simply by winning your ♦A, then overtaking your ♦J with dummy's ♦Q. But you need that fourth ♦ winner. Can you get it? Click NEXT . |
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♠ A 6 4 3 ♥ A J 4 ♦ A J ♣ A K 8 3 |
| Deal 7 3NT OL: ♣5 |
♠ 10 7 ♥ 8 6 5 ♦ K Q 7 3 ♣ J 9 4 2 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♣5. You play low from dummy and East plays the ♣6. Winners: ♠ = 1 ♥ = 1 ♦ = 4? ♣ = 3 Total = 9 Although you have 4 ♦ winners, getting to the last couple might not be so easy. You can make 3 ♦ tricks simply by winning your ♦A, then overtaking your ♦J with dummy's ♦Q. But you need that fourth ♦ winner. Can you get it? Sure you can, by creating an entry in ♣s. It is likely from the opening lead, (and East's play of a small card), that West has led from ♣ Q 10 7 5. If you win the first trick cheaply then you will still make your ♣ A K for three ♣ tricks in all. So don't win cheaply, win the first trick with the ♣A. Then unblock your ♦ A J. Next play ♣K. (on which East discards), and a small ♣ toward dummy's ♣ J 9. You are sure to have a ♣ entry to dummy's ♦s, and you will still get three ♣ tricks, just a different three. Click NEXT for the full Deal. |
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♠ A 6 4 3 ♥ A J 4 ♦ A J ♣ A K 8 3 |
| Deal 7 3NT OL: ♣5 |
♠ 10 7 ♥ 8 6 5 ♦ K Q 7 3 ♣ J 9 4 2 |
Suppose the opening lead had been a ♦ rather than a ♣.
You probably would have played the hand the same way you just did, unblock ♦s, then play ♣ A K and a low ♣ toward the ♣ J 9 trying to get a ♣ entry to dummy. It is only because the ♣ opening lead gives you the chance for a Cheap-Trick that you are tempted to go wrong. Deal 8 |
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♠ Q 8 5 ♥ K 7 2 ♦ 8 6 4 ♣ Q 10 7 5 |
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♠ K J 9 2 ♥ Q 10 9 3 ♦ 10 9 5 2 ♣ 6 |
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♠ A 6 4 3 ♥ A J 4 ♦ A J ♣ A K 8 3 |