♥ A 9 3
♦ 8 6
♣ 9 8 6 4 3
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| pass | pass | 2♣ | |
| pass | 2NT | pass | 3♠ |
| pass | 4♠ | pass | 4NT |
| pass | 5♦ | pass | 6♠ |
| pass | pass | pass |
South is to play 6♠. West leads the ♠5.
Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
♥ K 10 5
♦ A 5
♣ A K
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♠ K 6 4 ♥ A 9 3 ♦ 8 6 ♣ 9 8 6 4 3 |
South is to play 6♠. West leads the ♠5. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ A Q J 10 9 7 ♥ K 10 5 ♦ A 5 ♣ A K |
| Deal 20 6♠ OL: ♠5 |
♠ K 6 4 ♥ A 9 3 ♦ 8 6 ♣ 9 8 6 4 3 |
South is to play 6♠. West leads the ♠5.
Losers: ♠ = 0 ♥ = 1 ♦ = 1 ♣ = 0 Total = 2 First pull trumps with the ♠A and ♠Q, both defenders following. Next you must establish dummy's ♣ suit to get rid of one of your losers. If the suit splits 3-3 that will be easy since you have two dummy entries, one to get there to ruff the third ♣ and the other to get there to enjoy playing the winners. But ♣s will probably split 4-2 so the two entries won't be enough. Here's how to make the defenders help you establish the suit. After pulling trumps, play the ♣ A K, then ♦A. Next exit with a small ♦. Click NEXT to see the position. |
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♠ A Q J 10 9 7 ♥ K 10 5 ♦ A 5 ♣ A K |
| Deal 20 6♠ OL: ♠5 |
♠ K ♥ A 9 3 ♦ ♣ 9 8 6 |
South is to play 6♠. West leads the ♠5.
Losers: ♠ = 0 ♥ = 1 ♦ = 1 ♣ = 0 Total = 2 First pull trumps with the ♠A and ♠Q, both defenders following. Next you must establish dummy's ♣ suit to get rid of one of your losers. If the suit splits 3-3 that will be easy since you have two dummy entries, one to get there to ruff the third ♣ and the other to get there to enjoy playing the winners. But ♣s will probably split 4-2 so the two entries won't be enough. Here's how to make the defenders help you establish the suit. After pulling trumps, play the ♣ A K, then ♦A. Next exit with a small ♦. The defender who won the ♦ trick has a problem. If he plays another ♦ you will get a ruff-sluff, and if he plays a ♥ you will play for the ♥Q and ♥J to be in different hands. So he will probably play a ♣. You ruff in your hand, play a trump to dummy's ♠K and ruff the ♣8, establishing the ♣9 while you still have the ♥ entry. Click NEXT for the complete Deal. |
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♠ J 10 9 7 ♥ K 10 5 ♦ ♣ |
| Deal 20 6♠ OL: ♠5 |
♠ K 6 4 ♥ A 9 3 ♦ 8 6 ♣ 9 8 6 4 3 |
Notice that this Plan would also succeed if the ♣s had split 3-3.
This was a combination of Suit Establishment and End-play. The lesson on Eliminations contains a lot more of this type of hand. Back to Lesson |
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♠ 5 3 ♥ J 7 6 4 ♦ K J 7 3 2 ♣ 10 5 |
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♠ 8 2 ♥ Q 8 2 ♦ Q 10 9 4 ♣ Q J 7 2 |
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♠ A Q J 10 9 7 ♥ K 10 5 ♦ A 5 ♣ A K |