♥ A Q 6
♦ 8 4
♣ Q J 9 8 5 3
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| pass | 2♣ | pass | 2NT |
| pass | 3NT | pass | pass |
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South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♦5, East plays the ♦Q.
Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
♥ K J
♦ K 7 3
♣ A 10 2
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♠ Q J ♥ A Q 6 ♦ 8 4 ♣ Q J 9 8 5 3 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♦5, East plays the ♦Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ K 10 9 8 3 ♥ K J ♦ K 7 3 ♣ A 10 2 |
| Deal 12 OL: 3NT♦5 |
♠ Q J ♥ A Q 6 ♦ 8 4 ♣ Q J 9 8 5 3 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♦5,
East plays the ♦Q.
Winners: ♠ = 0 ♥ = 3 ♦ = 1 ♣ = 1 Total = 5 You must take the ♦K right now or you might lose the first 5 tricks. It's a shame about that solid ♠ suit, but if you try to win even a single ♠ they will grab the ♠A and win enough ♦ tricks to set the contract. So you are going to have to win a lot of ♣ tricks, and do so without losing the lead. You need dummy entries, and they must be in ♥s. Click NEXT . |
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♠ K 10 9 8 3 ♥ K J ♦ K 7 3 ♣ A 10 2 |
| Deal 12 OL: 3NT♦5 |
♠ Q J ♥ A Q 6 ♦ 8 4 ♣ Q J 9 8 5 3 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♦5,
East plays the ♦Q.
Winners: ♠ = 0 ♥ = 3 ♦ = 1 ♣ = 1 Total = 5 You must take the ♦K right now or you might lose the first 5 tricks. It's a shame about that solid ♠ suit, but if you try to win even a single ♠ they will grab the ♠A and win enough ♦ tricks to set the contract. So you are going to have to win a lot of ♣ tricks, and do so without losing the lead. You need dummy entries, and they must be in ♥s. Win the ♦K. Play the ♥J to dummy's ♥Q. Play the ♣Q and when East follows with a low card let it ride. Still in dummy, play the ♣J, again letting it ride when East plays low. Play one more ♣ to your ♣A, picking up East's ♣K this time. The ♣ suit is ready to run, so play your ♥K to dummy's ♥A and take your ♣ winners. You took 9 tricks in all, the ♦K, the ♥ A Q and all 6 ♣s. NEXT for the complete Deal. |
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♠ K 10 9 8 3 ♥ K J ♦ K 7 3 ♣ A 10 2 |
| Deal 12 OL: 3NT♦5 |
♠ Q J ♥ A Q 6 ♦ 8 4 ♣ Q J 9 8 5 3 |
You started with 3 ♥ winners, but had to sacrifice one of them to get the
second entry to dummy.
Since it gave you all 6 ♣ tricks the sacrifice was well worth it. Deal 13 |
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♠ 7 5 2 ♥ 10 8 5 3 ♦ A J 9 5 2 ♣ 6 |
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♠ A 6 4 ♥ 9 7 4 2 ♦ Q 10 6 ♣ K 7 4 |
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♠ K 10 9 8 3 ♥ K J ♦ K 7 3 ♣ A 10 2 |