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Updated 16th August 2026 |
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Answer to Hand of the week, week commencing
Sunday 10th October 2010
The ¨10 is led and after playing the ª10
East contributes the 10 plan your play.
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A J 7 3 |
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♥ |
8 7 |
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K Q 6 5 2 |
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♣ |
J 3 |
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♠ |
9 6 2 |
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♠ |
Q 10 |
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A Q 6 3 |
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10 9 5 4 2 |
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10 9 3 |
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♦ |
8 7 |
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10 8 2 |
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Q 7 5 4 |
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K 8 5 4 |
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♥ |
K J |
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♦ |
A J 4 |
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♣ |
A K 9 6 |
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1¨ |
NO |
1ª |
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NO |
2ª |
NO |
4NT |
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NO |
5¨ |
NO |
6ª |
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NO |
NO |
NO |
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Initially you cash the King intending to take the spade finesse at trick three. But at trick two, East follows suit with the 10. If this is a genuine card and all East has is a singleton 10 then this is no good to you as West will still have a natural trump trick and there is still the Diamond Ace to lose. Bearing this in mind, you decide to play East for a doubleton Q10 of trumps. So at trick three you reject all idea of a finesse and play dummy’s Ace relieved to see the Queen fall. It’s now a matter of drawing West’s last trump and cashing out the Diamonds. You will eventually make 4 Natural trumps, 5 Diamonds, 2 Clubs and 1 Club ruffed, losing either 1 Diamond or 1 club at the end of the hand.
You can also view watch the following movie to see how the hand pans out. (You need bridgvu.exe programme or BridgeBase programme on your machine already to view it ) and it is available free from
http://www.haroldschogger.com/videos.htm
