♥ Q 10 4
♦ 6 5
♣ K Q J 8 7 5 3
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| pass | 2♣ | pass | 3♥ |
| pass | 4♥ | pass | pass |
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South is to play 4♥. West leads the ♠A, then ♠K.
Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
♥ A K J 9 8 7
♦ K 10 4 3
♣ A
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♠ 9 ♥ Q 10 4 ♦ 6 5 ♣ K Q J 8 7 5 3 |
South is to play 4♥. West leads the ♠A, then ♠K. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ 8 3 ♥ A K J 9 8 7 ♦ K 10 4 3 ♣ A |
| Deal 10 4♥ OL: ♠ A K |
♠ 9 ♥ Q 10 4 ♦ 6 5 ♣ K Q J 8 7 5 3 |
South is to play 4♥.
West leads the ♠A, then ♠K.
Losers: ♠ = 1 ♥ = 0 ♦ = 3? ♣ = 0 Total = 4? This is the kind of hand that can get really messy if you aren't careful. You could ruff the ♠, then try to ruff some ♦s, but the defense can prevent you by leading trumps when you give up the ♦ tricks. All in all a much better plan is to use dummy's ♣ suit after you unblock the Ace. The only flaw with that idea is that when you ruff the ♠, unblock the ♣A, then play two rounds of trumps ending in dummy, there will still be a trump left out. And the defender might ruff a ♣ before you can take the discards you need. Do you see a way around this? Click NEXT . |
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♠ 8 3 ♥ A K J 9 8 7 ♦ K 10 4 3 ♣ A |
| Deal 10 4♥ OL: ♠ A K |
♠ 9 ♥ Q 10 4 ♦ 6 5 ♣ K Q J 8 7 5 3 |
South is to play 4♥.
West leads the ♠A, then ♠K. Losers: ♠ = 1 ♥ = 0 ♦ = 3? ♣ = 0 Total = 4? This is the kind of hand that can get really messy if you aren't careful. You could ruff the ♠, then try to ruff some ♦s, but the defense can prevent you by leading trumps when you give up the ♦ tricks. All in all a much better plan is to use dummy's ♣ suit after you unblock the Ace. The only flaw with that idea is that when you ruff the ♠, unblock the ♣A, then play two rounds of trumps ending in dummy, there will still be a trump left out. And the defender might ruff a ♣ before you can take the discards you need. Do you see a way around this? Do NOT ruff the second ♠ in dummy, just discard a ♦. If West plays a third ♠ you will ruff in your hand, then unblock the ♣A, then pull trumps in 3 rounds ending in dummy. And run all those ♣ tricks. If West plays a trump or a ♣ the result will be the same. The defense can get one ♦ trick if they take it right now, but you still make your contract. Click NEXT to see the complete Deal. |
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♠ 8 3 ♥ A K J 9 8 7 ♦ K 10 4 3 ♣ A |
| Deal 10 4♥ OL: ♠ A K |
♠ 9 ♥ Q 10 4 ♦ 6 5 ♣ K Q J 8 7 5 3 |
It is an important concept. When you have to use a trump as a later entry you could thwart your
own plan by ruffing.
Deal 11 |
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♠ A K J 7 4 ♥ 3 ♦ J 9 8 2 ♣ 10 6 2 |
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♠ Q 10 6 5 2 ♥ 6 5 2 ♦ A Q 7 ♣ 9 4 |
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♠ 8 3 ♥ A K J 9 8 7 ♦ K 10 4 3 ♣ A |