♥ A Q J 8 4
♦ 7 5 3
♣ 6 4 2
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| pass | 2♥ | pass | 2NT |
| pass | 6NT | pass | pass |
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South is to play 6NT. West leads the ♠10.
Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
♥ K 10 3
♦ A K 8 6
♣ A J 10 9
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♠ Q 6 ♥ A Q J 8 4 ♦ 7 5 3 ♣ 6 4 2 |
South is to play 6NT. West leads the ♠10. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ A K ♥ K 10 3 ♦ A K 8 6 ♣ A J 10 9 |
| Deal 19 6NT OL: ♠10 |
♠ Q 6 ♥ A Q J 8 4 ♦ 7 5 3 ♣ 6 4 2 |
South is to play 6NT.
West leads the ♠10.
Winners: ♠ = 2 ♥ = 5 ♦ = 2 ♣ = 1 Total = 10 You need two more winners and the best bet is to try to pick up three ♣ tricks. You will need the ♣K and ♣Q to lie in different hands, or both of them to be with East. That is about a 75% chance. But you may need to make 3 finesses, so that means 3 entries to dummy, all of which must be in the ♥ suit. Can it be done? Click NEXT . |
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♠ A K ♥ K 10 3 ♦ A K 8 6 ♣ A J 10 9 |
| Deal 19 6NT OL: ♠10 |
♠ Q 6 ♥ A Q J 8 4 ♦ 7 5 3 ♣ 6 4 2 |
South is to play 6NT.
West leads the ♠10.
Winners: ♠ = 2 ♥ = 5 ♦ = 2 ♣ = 1 Total = 10 You need two more winners and the best bet is to try to pick up three ♣ tricks. You will need the ♣K and ♣Q to lie in different hands, or both of them to be with East. That is about a 75% chance. But you may need to make 3 finesses, so that means 3 entries to dummy, all of which must be in the ♥ suit. Can it be done? Of course it can. Win the ♠ lead in your hand and play the ♥K, overtaking with dummy's ♥A. Now play a ♣ to your ♣9, which loses to West's ♣K. West plays another ♠. Now play the ♥10, and when West follows you are safe to overtake with dummy's ♥J since you can tell that East did not start with 4 ♥s. In fact, East shows out so it is West who started with 4 ♥s but that won't be a problem for you. Play another ♣ from dummy, finessing the ♣10 which wins. Now play your ♥3 toward dummy, finessing the ♥8 when West follows with a low card. Play dummy's two ♥ winners, discarding ♦s, then the low ♣ to your ♣J. Wow. Click NEXT to see the full Deal. |
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♠ A K ♥ K 10 3 ♦ A K 8 6 ♣ A J 10 9 |
| Deal 19 6NT OL: ♠10 |
♠ Q 6 ♥ A Q J 8 4 ♦ 7 5 3 ♣ 6 4 2 |
The making of a Plan is a very important step in being a good Declarer.
And as you have figured by now, assessing how many entries you are going to need is big part of that plan. Like here, if you had won a single ♥ trick in your hand then you wouldn't have had the three entries to dummy. Deal 20 |
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♠ 10 9 8 5 2 ♥ 9 7 5 2 ♦ J 4 ♣ K 5 |
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♠ J 7 4 3 ♥ 6 ♦ Q 10 9 2 ♣ Q 8 7 3 |
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♠ A K ♥ K 10 3 ♦ A K 8 6 ♣ A J 10 9 |