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 Hand of the week, week commencing, Sunday  10th July  2022

Plan your play in 6 after the 10 lead

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Dealer: South Vuln: None

 
K 2
K Q 5 2
K 8 4 3
A K 10
 
Q 10 9 8
A J 3
9 5
J 9 5 2
  N  
W   E
 
  S  
7 6 5 4 3
6
Q 7 2
8 7 6 3
 
A J
10 9 8 7 4
A J 10 6
Q 4
 
W N E S
      1
Pass 2NT1 Pass 32
Pass 4 End  

1  is Baron           2  shows extra values but no singleton

Initially you have 7 winners:- 2 Spades, 2 Diamonds and 3 clubs.

On the loser front you have No Spade losers, maybe 2 Heart losers and 1 possible Diamond loser.

In order to be successful you will have to hope West has the missing trump Ace.

In situations like this it is best to start preparing for an elimination play.

With all this in mind win first trick in hand with Spade Jack when East plays low. Cash your Club Queen. Being in correct hand now take first Heart finesse, leading up to the King in dummy. West plays low and your king wins.

Cash two more clubs followed by a Spade to your remaining King. At this point both black suits have been eliminated. Now play a second Heart which surprisingly West ducks. Now merely exit with a trump.

Whatever West now plays back you will make the remaining tricks. If he plays a Diamond he gives you free Diamond finesse and if he plays a Black card you get a ruff and discard of your last diamond in hand.

(NB Had west taken his Heart Ace and exited with a Heart you would then need to decide who is most likely to be the player with the Queen of Diamonds. The plays so far has indicated that West must have the Spade queen pus the AJ of Hearts (9 points) so my money would be that East is more likely to now have the Diamond queen and hopefully I would finesse through him.)

 

 

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