♥ J 5 3
♦ 6 5 4 2
♣ Q 10 7
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South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♣3, East plays the ♣A.
Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
♥ A K 6
♦ A Q J 7
♣ K 6 2
| Deal 11 |
♠ Q 7 4 ♥ J 5 3 ♦ 6 5 4 2 ♣ Q 10 7 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♣3, East plays the ♣A. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ A 8 2 ♥ A K 6 ♦ A Q J 7 ♣ K 6 2 |
| Deal 11 3NT OL: ♣3 |
♠ Q 7 4 ♥ J 5 3 ♦ 6 5 4 2 ♣ Q 10 7 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♣3,
East plays the ♣A.
Winners: ♠ = 1 ♥ = 2 ♦ = 1 ♣ = 2 Total = 6 You have the possibility of one additional ♠ winner if West holds the ♠K. However, ♦s is your best suit and if East holds the ♦K you could gain all three winners that you need from that suit. But of course you need perhaps 2 dummy entries. Do you have them? Click NEXT . |
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♠ A 8 2 ♥ A K 6 ♦ A Q J 7 ♣ K 6 2 |
| Deal 11 3NT OL: ♣3 |
♠ Q 7 4 ♥ J 5 3 ♦ 6 5 4 2 ♣ Q 10 7 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♣3,
East plays the ♣A.
Winners: ♠ = 1 ♥ = 2 ♦ = 1 ♣ = 2 Total = 6 You have the possibility of one additional ♠ winner if West holds the ♠K. However, ♦s is your best suit and if East holds the ♦K you could gain all three winners that you need from that suit. But of course you need perhaps 2 dummy entries. Do you have them? Well, you probably do. West's small ♣ lead probably indicates an honor, and with East playing the ♣A you can be pretty sure that West holds the ♣J. So by playing your ♣K underneath the ♣A you set up a second entry to dummy via the ♣ finesse. Assume East now plays a ♥. Take your ♥A and play a ♣ to dummy's ♣10. Lead a ♦ and finesse the ♦J, which holds. Play another ♣ to dummy and finesse another ♦. Now play your ♦A and smile when the ♦K drops and your fourth ♦ becomes a winner. Click NEXT to see the full Deal. |
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♠ A 8 2 ♥ A K 6 ♦ A Q J 7 ♣ K 6 2 |
| Deal 11 3NT OL: ♣3 |
♠ Q 7 4 ♥ J 5 3 ♦ 6 5 4 2 ♣ Q 10 7 |
As soon as East put up the ♣A you knew you could win 2 ♣ tricks.
By unblocking the ♣K you were still pretty confident that you would get the two tricks, but the bonus was in the extra dummy entry your unblock created. Deal 12 |
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♠ 10 6 5 3 ♥ Q 7 4 ♦ 10 8 ♣ J 9 5 3 |
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♠ K J 9 ♥ 10 9 8 2 ♦ K 9 3 ♣ A 8 4 |
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♠ A 8 2 ♥ A K 6 ♦ A Q J 7 ♣ K 6 2 |