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♠ Q J 8 2 ♥ A 6 3 ♦ Q 10 8 ♣ 9 4 3 |
3NT would have been a lot easier, but you didn't get there. South is to play 5♦. West leads the ♠10. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ -- ♥ K 8 4 ♦ A K J 7 6 5 2 ♣ A 6 5 |
| Deal 19 5♦ OL: ♠10 |
♠ Q J 8 2 ♥ A 6 3 ♦ Q 10 8 ♣ 9 4 3 |
South is to play 5♦. West leads the ♠10.
Losers: ♠ = 0 ♥ = 1 ♦ = 0 ♣ = 2 Total = 3 The good news is that you only have one loser to get rid of. The bad news is that there doesn't seem to be a good place to put it. Unlikely as it seems, your best candidate for establishment is dummy's ♠8. West is marked with 3 ♠s, and having led the ♠10 there is a good chance that he also has the ♠9. If so you can ruff it out. Cover the ♠10 with dummy's ♠J, and when East plays one of his honors ruff in your hand. Play a trump to the ♦10, East showing out. Lead the ♠Q. East will be forced to play his other high honor, (if he doesn't you would discard a loser), and you ruff again. Back to dummy with the ♦Q and ruff the ♠2 with a high trump just to be safe. West drops the ♠9 on this trick. Pull West's last trump and enter dummy with the ♥A and FINALLY discard a loser on the now established ♠8. Click NEXT for the complete Deal. |
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♠ -- ♥ K 8 4 ♦ A K J 7 6 5 2 ♣ A 6 5 |
| Deal 19 5♦ OL: ♠10 |
♠ Q J 8 2 ♥ A 6 3 ♦ Q 10 8 ♣ 9 4 3 |
When your only hope of making a contract is for the defender's cards to be a certain way,
just assume that they lie perfectly for you and barge ahead.
Here you needed ♠ 10 9 x to be with West if you were to make the contract so you played for just that holding. Deal 20 |
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♠ 10 9 6 ♥ Q 10 7 2 ♦ 9 4 3 ♣ K Q 8 |
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♠ A K 7 5 4 3 ♥ J 9 5 ♦ -- ♣ J 10 7 2 |
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♠ -- ♥ K 8 4 ♦ A K J 7 6 5 2 ♣ A 6 5 |