Hand of the week

Hand of the week, week commencing, Sunday 18th February 2024

Plan your plan your play in 7♠ after ♦4 is led

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Dealer: South Vuln: N/S

♠	K Q J 7
♥	A K J
♦	9 5
♣	A J 5 3

♠	3
♥	9 3
♦	K J 6 4 3
♣	Q 10 8 4 2

	N
W		E
W		E
	S

♠	8 4 2
♥	8 7 6 4
♦	Q 7 2
♣	9 7 6

♠	A 10 9 6 5
♥	Q 10 5 2
♦	A 10 8
♣	K

W	N	E	S
			1♠
2NT¹	4NT²	Pass	5♥³
Pass	5NT⁴	Pass	6♦⁵
Pass	7♠	End

1. 2NT was Unusual No Trump premising at least 5:5 in the Minor suits

2. Roman Key card Blackwood

3. 2 Key Cards

4. Do you have any Kings?

5. Yes I do 1.

This hand is relatively simple. Initially you have 5 top spades, 4 top Hearts 1 Top Diamond and two top clubs bringing your winners calculation to 12 so where are you going to generate 1 extra trick. If you trump one club, you are trumping in the long hand and you have already counted 5 tricks from the long hand. However, if you count your tricks differently as follows, 4 top trumps only from dummy and 2 club ruffs in your hand the total will come to 13 by way of a DUMMY REVERSAL whereby the hand with more trumps becomes the hand with less trumps becaus you have ruffed twice in the long hand.

Now you make 4 trumps, 4 Hearts, 1 Diamond 2 Clubs and 2 club ruffs.

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