♥ K Q 8 6
♦ 8 7 2
♣ 9 7 5 3
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| pass | 2♦ | pass | 2♠ |
| pass | 3♥ | pass | 6♠ |
| pass | pass | pass |
South is to play 6♠. West leads the ♦Q.
Make a Plan, then click NEXT .
♥ A
♦ A K 4
♣ A K 2
| Deal 7 |
♠ 10 8 ♥ K Q 8 6 ♦ 8 7 2 ♣ 9 7 5 3 |
South is to play 6♠. West leads the ♦Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ A K Q 9 5 3 ♥ A ♦ A K 4 ♣ A K 2 |
| Deal 7 6♠ OL: ♦Q |
♠ 10 8 ♥ K Q 8 6 ♦ 8 7 2 ♣ 9 7 5 3 |
South is to play 6♠. West leads the ♦Q.
Losers: ♠ = 0 or 1 ♥ = 0 ♦ = 1 ♣ = 1 Total = 2 or 3 You probably do not have a trump loser because they will probably split 3-2. Still, a 4-1 split is certainly not out of the question. But those two minor suit losers are definite UNLESS you can somehow get to dummy's ♥ K Q. Can you? NEXT |
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♠ A K Q 9 5 3 ♥ A ♦ A K 4 ♣ A K 2 |
| Deal 7 6♠ OL: ♦Q |
♠ 10 8 ♥ K Q 8 6 ♦ 8 7 2 ♣ 9 7 5 3 |
South is to play 6♠. West leads the ♦Q.
Losers: ♠ = 0 or 1 ♥ = 0 ♦ = 1 ♣ = 1 Total = 2 or 3 You probably do not have a trump loser because they will probably split 3-2. Still, a 4-1 split is certainly not out of the question. But those two minor suit losers are definite UNLESS you can somehow get to dummy's ♥ K Q. Can you? Yes you can get to dummy, in the trump suit. Win the opening ♦ lead. Unblock the ♥A before touching trumps. Play a SMALL trump toward dummy. A defender will surely take his ♠J here, and play another ♦. Win that trick and play another small ♠. This one will get you into dummy. And by the way, West discards a ♦ so it turns out you were going to lose a trump in any case. Play dummy's ♥ K Q, discarding your two minor losers. Ruff a ♥ to return to your hand, pull trumps and claim. NEXT to see the full deal. |
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♠ A K Q 9 5 3 ♥ A ♦ A K 4 ♣ A K 2 |
| Deal 7 6♠ OL: ♦Q |
♠ 10 8 ♥ K Q 8 6 ♦ 8 7 2 ♣ 9 7 5 3 |
As you can see you have a trump loser in addition to the small ♦ and ♣. By establishing the ♠ entry to dummy you can discard the ♦ and ♣. NEXT again for an alternate layout. |
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♠ 4 ♥ J 9 5 2 ♦ Q J 10 6 3 ♣ 10 8 4 |
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♠ J 7 6 2 ♥ 10 7 4 3 ♦ 9 5 ♣ Q J 6 |
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♠ A K Q 9 5 3 ♥ A ♦ A K 4 ♣ A K 2 |
| Deal 7 6♠ OL: ♦Q |
♠ 10 8 ♥ K Q 8 6 ♦ 8 7 2 ♣ 9 7 5 3 |
You can see how it works if the trump suit DID split 3-2 as you would expect it to do. Even without a trump loser you will still go down 1 if you cannot take two discards on dummy's ♥s. So you give up a trump trick and gain two ♥ tricks in return. What a deal. Deal 8 |
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♠ 4 2 ♥ J 9 5 2 ♦ Q J 10 6 ♣ 10 8 4 |
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♠ J 7 6 ♥ 10 7 4 3 ♦ 9 5 3 ♣ Q J 6 |
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♠ A K Q 9 5 3 ♥ A ♦ A K 4 ♣ A K 2 |