Deal 8 |
♠ A 2 ♥ 9 3 ♦ A K 8 6 ♣ K Q 10 6 5 |
South is to play 6♣. West leads the ♥K. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ Q 7 ♥ A 4 ♦ Q 5 4 ♣ A J 9 7 3 2 |
Deal 8 6♣ OL: ♥K |
♠ A 2 ♥ 9 3 ♦ A K 8 6 ♣ K Q 10 6 5 |
You have 11 top tricks and hope for a 3-3 ♦ split to give you one more.
If they don't split you can hope that the defender with 4 ♦s also
holds the ♠K and that a squeeze will be possible.
In case the squeeze becomes necessary you should rectify the count, so you win the first trick, pull trumps in two rounds, then give up a ♥ trick. NEXT |
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♠ J 10 6 5 ♥ K Q J 7 5 ♦ 9 2 ♣ 8 4 |
♠ K 9 8 4 3 ♥ 10 8 6 2 ♦ J 10 7 3 ♣ |
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♠ Q 7 ♥ A 4 ♦ Q 5 4 ♣ A J 9 7 3 2 |
Deal 8 6♣ OL: ♥K |
♠ A 2 ♥ ♦ A K 8 6 ♣ 10 6 5 |
West takes the ♥ trick and plays the ♦9 which you
win with your ♦Q.
You now make the key play of taking dummy's ♠A before running three rounds of ♣s. NEXT |
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♠ J 10 6 5 ♥ Q 7 5 ♦ 9 2 ♣ |
♠ K 9 8 ♥ 8 6 ♦ J 10 7 3 ♣ |
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♠ Q 7 ♥ ♦ Q 5 4 ♣ A J 9 7 |
Deal 8 6♣ OL: ♥K |
♠ 2 ♥ ♦ A K 8 ♣ |
Unblocking the ♠A to create a Threat out of your ♠Q is
the Vienna Coup.
As you see, East was able to find discards on your first three trump leads, but when you play the ♣7 and discard dummy's ♠2 he is squeezed. He can see that if he discards a ♦ dummy will be high, so he will probably throw the ♠K in hopes that his partner holds the ♠Q. But you have that card and you make the slam. NEXT |
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♠ J 10 ♥ Q ♦ 2 ♣ |
♠ K ♥ ♦ J 10 7 ♣ |
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♠ Q ♥ ♦ 5 4 ♣ 7 |
Deal 8 6♣ OL: ♥K |
♠ A 2 ♥ 9 3 ♦ A K 8 6 ♣ K Q 10 6 5 |
As an afterthought to this Deal, let us suppose you were playing 6NT rather than 6♣.
The only difference would be that to rectify the count you would have to hold up once on the opening ♥K. Deal 9 |
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♠ J 10 6 5 ♥ K Q J 7 5 ♦ 9 2 ♣ 8 4 |
♠ K 9 8 4 3 ♥ 10 8 6 2 ♦ J 10 7 3 ♣ |
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♠ Q 7 ♥ A 4 ♦ Q 5 4 ♣ A J 9 7 3 2 |