Hand of the week

Hand of the week, week commencing, Sunday 20th June 2021

Partner leads ♦Jack plan your defence when declarer plays low from dummy at trick 1

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Dealer: North Vuln: All

♠	Q J 10 9 4
♥	Q 10 9 4
♦	Q 7 6
♣	9

♠	6 2
♥	A 7 6 2
♦	J 10 9
♣	Q 6 5 4

	N
W		E
W		E
	S

♠	8 7 5
♥	J 5 3
♦	A 8 3
♣	A J 10 3

♠	A K 3
♥	K 8
♦	K 5 4 2
♣	K 8 7 2

W	N	E	S
	Pass	Pass	Pass
Pass	1NT	Pass	2♥
Pass	2♠	Pass	3♠
Pass	4♠	End

This hand shows how important it is to be patient when you defend and wait for your tricks to materialize.

Partner's lead looks like top of a sequenceand you first duty is to play low and keep your Ace over dummy's remaining Queen.

Declarer draws trumps and plays a Heart towards his King which partber wins. Partber plasy another Diamond and you now have a stranglehold over dummy as you proceed to tkae two more Diamonds and the club Ace.