♥ K 3
♦ 8 7 4 3
♣ A J 6 5
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South is to play 3NT.
West leads the ♣4, you play dummy's ♣5 and East plays the ♣7.
Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
♥ 8 5 2
♦ A K 6 2
♣ K 9
| Deal 16 |
♠ Q 10 7 ♥ K 3 ♦ 8 7 4 3 ♣ A J 6 5 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♣4, you play dummy's ♣5 and East plays the ♣7. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ A J 9 8 ♥ 8 5 2 ♦ A K 6 2 ♣ K 9 |
| Deal 16 3NT OL: ♣4 |
♠ Q 10 7 ♥ K 3 ♦ 8 7 4 3 ♣ A J 6 5 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♣4, you play dummy's ♣5 and East plays the ♣7. Winners: ♠ = 1 ♥ = 0 ♦ = 2 ♣ = 3 Total = 6 You'd really like to find 3 winners without broaching that ♥ suit, so you decide to pin your hopes on the ♠ finesse. But you have a problem. When you win the first trick with the ♣9 your only safe entry to dummy is by leading your ♣K to the ♣A. And this uses up one of your ♣ winners! Do you see a way to avoid the problem? Click NEXT . |
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♠ A J 9 8 ♥ 8 5 2 ♦ A K 6 2 ♣ K 9 |
| Deal 16 3NT OL: ♣4 |
♠ Q 10 7 ♥ K 3 ♦ 8 7 4 3 ♣ A J 6 5 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♣4, you play dummy's ♣5 and East plays the ♣7. Winners: ♠ = 1 ♥ = 0 ♦ = 2 ♣ = 3 Total = 6 You'd really like to find 3 winners without broaching that ♥ suit, so you decide to pin your hopes on the ♠ finesse. But you have a problem. When you win the first trick with the ♣9 your only safe entry to dummy is by leading your ♣K to the ♣A. And this uses up one of your ♣ winners! Do you see a way to avoid the problem? Don't win the first trick with the ♣9, win with the ♣K. Then at trick two enter dummy by playing your ♣9 and finessing the ♣J! You are pretty sure West has led from the ♣Q so you expect this to work. Then play the ♠10, underplaying your ♠8. You had better cash the ♣A next, then the ♠Q, letting it ride if not covered. Finally, one last ♠ finesse gives you 4 ♠ winners. Click NEXT for the complete Deal. |
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♠ A J 9 8 ♥ 8 5 2 ♦ A K 6 2 ♣ K 9 |
| Deal 16 3NT OL: ♣4 |
♠ Q 10 7 ♥ K 3 ♦ 8 7 4 3 ♣ A J 6 5 |
This is another twist on the them of winning with a higher card than necessary.
Here it doesn't actually create an extra entry, it just preserves the one entry you have but saves you an actual trick. Here is an interesting point. Suppose that West's opening lead had been a ♥ and East had taken the first four ♥ tricks then played a ♦. You would have played the hand the same way! Take the ♣K, then finesse the ♣J. Deal 17 |
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♠ 6 4 ♥ 9 7 6 4 ♦ Q 9 5 ♣ Q 10 8 4 |
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♠ K 5 3 2 ♥ A Q J 10 ♦ J 10 ♣ 7 3 2 |
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♠ A J 9 8 ♥ 8 5 2 ♦ A K 6 2 ♣ K 9 |