Deal 9 |
♠ 7 5 2 ♥ 8 6 ♦ A 9 4 ♣ K Q J 10 2 |
South is to play 4♥. West leads the ♦K. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ K Q 3 ♥ A K 9 7 5 3 ♦ 6 ♣ A 5 3 |
Deal 9 4♥ OL: ♦K |
♠ 7 5 2 ♥ 8 6 ♦ A 9 4 ♣ K Q J 10 2 |
South is to play 4♥. West leads the ♦K.
Losers: ♠ = 2 ♥ = 1 or 2 ♦ = 0 ♣ = 0 Total = 3 or 4 In fact if trumps split 5-0 you could have 3 losers in the suit and a disaster. So we won't worry about that possibility. Since the most likely scenario is a 3-2 split you should plan on taking the ♥ A K, then driving out their master trump so you can run dummy's ♣s without somebody ruffing in. Bad news. West discards a ♦ on the second ♥ lead. Time for a change in plans? NEXT |
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♠ K Q 3 ♥ A K 9 7 5 3 ♦ 6 ♣ A 5 3 |
Deal 9 4♥ OL: ♦K |
♠ 7 5 2 ♥ 8 6 ♦ A 9 4 ♣ K Q J 10 2 |
South is to play 4♥. West leads the ♦K.
Losers: ♠ = 2 ♥ = 1 or 2 ♦ = 0 ♣ = 0 Total = 3 or 4 In fact if trumps split 5-0 you could have 3 losers in the suit and a disaster. So we won't worry about that possibility. Since the most likely scenario is a 3-2 split you should plan on taking the ♥ A K, then driving out their master trump so you can run dummy's ♣s without somebody ruffing in. Bad news. West discards a ♦ on the second ♥ lead. Time for a change in plans? Actually, no. East has 2 master trumps at this point but you still have ♥ 9 7 5 3. So use one of your little ones to drive out East's ♥J. He will probably force you to ruff a ♦, leaving you with ♥ 9 7. Use one of them to force out East's ♥Q. You still have a trump left to stop their ♦s, and as soon as you get the lead you can now run dummy's ♣ suit safely. NEXT for the complete deal. |
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♠ K Q 3 ♥ A K 9 7 5 3 ♦ 6 ♣ A 5 3 |
Deal 9 4♥ OL: ♦K |
♠ 7 5 2 ♥ 8 6 ♦ A 9 4 ♣ K Q J 10 2 |
Suppose you had not driven out both of East's high trumps.
He would have ruffed the third ♣, before you could discard a ♠ loser from your hand. You would lose two trumps and two ♠s. Deal 10 |
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♠ A 9 8 4 ♥ 4 ♦ K Q 8 7 3 ♣ 9 8 6 |
♠ J 10 6 ♥ Q J 10 2 ♦ J 10 5 2 ♣ 7 4 |
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♠ K Q 3 ♥ A K 9 7 5 3 ♦ 6 ♣ A 5 3 |