Deal 5 |
♠ 9 6 4 ♥ 7 3 2 ♦ A 8 5 4 2 ♣ 6 5 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♠2, East plays the ♠J. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ A K 5 ♥ A K 6 ♦ 7 6 3 ♣ A K 4 2 |
Deal 5 3NT OL: ♠2 |
♠ 9 6 4 ♥ 7 3 2 ♦ A 8 5 4 2 ♣ 6 5 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♠2,
East plays the ♠J.
Winners: ♠ = 2 ♥ = 2 ♦ = 1 ♣ = 2 Total = 7 You need two more winners and dummy's ♦ suit is your only hope. IF ♦s split 3-2 and IF the defenders don't take too many winners in their suit(s) you can establish ♦s by ducking twice. Win the first ♠. If you hold up they might pocket the ♠ trick and switch to another suit where you only have two stoppers. Next play a small ♦ from each hand. Win the return (probably a ♠) and duck a second ♦. If the defenders can only take 2 ♠ tricks now you are home-free since dummy's 3 ♦s are now established. Click NEXT for the complete Deal. |
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♠ A K 5 ♥ A K 6 ♦ 7 6 3 ♣ A K 4 2 |
Deal 5 3NT OL: ♠2 |
♠ 9 6 4 ♥ 7 3 2 ♦ A 8 5 4 2 ♣ 6 5 |
You had to have the defender's ♠s split 4-3. But in fact you were pretty sure they were going to do so. Since West's ♠2 was probably his fourth-down then he couldn't have a fifth-down. Deal 6 |
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♠ Q 10 7 2 ♥ Q 9 4 ♦ Q 10 9 ♣ J 10 7 |
♠ J 8 3 ♥ J 10 8 5 ♦ K J ♣ Q 9 8 3 |
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♠ A K 5 ♥ A K 6 ♦ 7 6 3 ♣ A K 4 2 |