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♠ -- ♥ 10 9 6 ♦ K Q J 10 3 ♣ A 8 7 4 2 |
North's 6♥ response to Blackwood showed one Ace and a ♠ void. South is to play 6♥. West leads the ♠Q. Make a Plan, then click NEXT . |
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♠ K 6 5 4 2 ♥ A K 8 7 4 ♦ A ♣ K 3 |
| Deal 19 6♥ OL: ♠Q |
♠ -- ♥ 10 9 6 ♦ K Q J 10 3 ♣ A 8 7 4 2 |
South is to play 6♥.
West leads the ♠Q.
Losers: ♠ = ?? ♥ = 1 ♦ = 0 ♣ = 0 Total = 1 ?? Of course you ruff the ♠ in dummy. West wouldn't underlead an Ace at a slam contract, and since you have a certain trump loser you cannot afford to lose a trick to East's ♠A. Dummy has some great ♦s, but you can't expect to run them unless you have pulled all the trumps. But if you play ♥ A K 4 the defenders will take their trump trick and immediately set the contract with the ♠A. There IS a way around the problem. NEXT |
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♠ K 6 5 4 2 ♥ A K 8 7 4 ♦ A ♣ K 3 |
| Deal 19 6♥ OL: ♠Q |
♠ -- ♥ 10 9 6 ♦ K Q J 10 3 ♣ A 8 7 4 2 |
South is to play 6♥.
West leads the ♠Q.
Losers: ♠ = ?? ♥ = 1 ♦ = 0 ♣ = 0 Total = 1 ?? Of course you ruff the ♠ in dummy. West wouldn't underlead an Ace at a slam contract, and since you have a certain trump loser you cannot afford to lose a trick to East's ♠A. Dummy has some great ♦s, but you can't expect to run them unless you have pulled all the trumps. But if you play ♥ A K 4 the defenders will take their trump trick and immediately set the contract with the ♠A. There IS a way around the problem. First off, you must get a 3-2 split in trumps because if they don't split 3-2 you will have two trump losers. So you assume that they are split just like you need them to be. At trick two you duck a trump. That's right, you lose a trump trick early. Since you have to lose a trump sometime, you do it at a time when the defenders can't hurt you. So a defender wins the trump trick, but now a ♠ play won't hurt because dummy still has a trump to ruff with! In fact, whatever they play next you will win, pull the outstanding trumps, then run dummy's ♦ suit. NEXT for the full deal. |
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♠ K 6 5 4 2 ♥ A K 8 7 4 ♦ A ♣ K 3 |
| Deal 19 6♥ OL: ♠Q |
♠ -- ♥ 10 9 6 ♦ K Q J 10 3 ♣ A 8 7 4 2 |
This is a very rare play, but a good one to remember.
When you have a trump loser but still need to pull their trumps, it may be better for you to lose an early trump trick rather than a later one. Deal 20 |
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♠ Q J 10 7 3 ♥ J 3 ♦ 8 6 2 ♣ J 9 5 |
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♠ A 9 8 ♥ Q 5 2 ♦ 9 7 5 4 ♣ Q 10 6 |
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♠ K 6 5 4 2 ♥ A K 8 7 4 ♦ A ♣ K 3 |