♥ 7 5 2
♦ A 7 5 3
♣ 10 5 4
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| pass | 2♦ | pass | 3NT |
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South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♥Q.
Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
♥ A K
♦ 10 8 6 2
♣ A K Q
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♠ A 6 3 ♥ 7 5 2 ♦ A 7 5 3 ♣ 10 5 4 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♥Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ Q J 7 4 ♥ A K ♦ 10 8 6 2 ♣ A K Q |
| Deal 16 3NT OL: ♥Q. |
♠ A 6 3 ♥ 7 5 2 ♦ A 7 5 3 ♣ 10 5 4 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♥Q.
Winners: ♠ = 1 ♥ = 2 ♦ = 1 ♣ = 3 Total = 7 You need two more winners and ♦s is your longest combined suit. But you can only establish one extra winner in ♦s, and before you could even do that the defenders would have taken a bunch of ♥ tricks. So you must turn to the ♠s for the extra two winners. Click NEXT . |
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♠ Q J 7 4 ♥ A K ♦ 10 8 6 2 ♣ A K Q |
| Deal 16 3NT OL: ♥Q. |
♠ A 6 3 ♥ 7 5 ♦ A 7 5 3 ♣ 10 5 4 |
South is to play 3NT. West leads the ♥Q.
Winners: ♠ = 1 ♥ = 2 ♦ = 1 ♣ = 3 Total = 7 You need two more winners and ♦s is your longest combined suit. But you can only establish one extra winner in ♦s, and before you could even do that the defenders would have taken a bunch of ♥ tricks. So you must turn to the ♠s for the extra two winners. You win the first ♥ and lead . . . which ♠? If you play the ♠Q you will go down, even if West has the ♠K. He would cover and you would be held to just 2 ♠ tricks. The only way to get 3 tricks from this holding is to play East for the ♠K. So play a ♠ to dummy's ♠A and then a small ♠ back toward your ♠ Q J. Here East puts the ♠K on and you are home-free. Click NEXT for the full Deal. |
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♠ Q J 7 4 ♥ A ♦ 10 8 6 2 ♣ A K Q |
| Deal 16 3NT OL: ♥Q. |
♠ A 6 3 ♥ 7 5 2 ♦ A 7 5 3 ♣ 10 5 4 |
You were a little lucky that East's ♠K fell on the second round.
If it had not dropped you would just have played a third round of ♠s, hoping for a 3-3 split in the suit. Click NEXT again. |
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♠ 10 8 5 2 ♥ Q J 9 4 3 ♦ Q 4 ♣ J 9 |
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♠ K 9 ♥ 10 8 6 ♦ K J 9 ♣ 8 7 6 3 2 |
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♠ Q J 7 4 ♥ A K ♦ 10 8 6 2 ♣ A K Q |
| Deal 16 3NT OL: ♥Q. |
♠ A 6 3 ♥ 7 5 2 ♦ A 7 5 3 ♣ 10 5 4 |
You could also have gotten 3 ♠ winners with this distribution.
Deal 17 |
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♠ 10 8 5 ♥ Q J 9 4 3 ♦ Q 4 ♣ J 9 2 |
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♠ K 9 2 ♥ 10 8 6 ♦ K J 9 ♣ 8 7 6 3 |
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♠ Q J 7 4 ♥ A K ♦ 10 8 6 2 ♣ A K Q |