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Hand of the week, week commencing,
Sunday 21st August
2016
♥9 is led plan your play in 6NT
Dealer North. None Vul.
♠ K 10 9 3
♥ A 8 2
♦ Q 10 6
♣ J 7 4
♠ J 8 5 2 ♠ 6 4
♥ 9 ♥ Q J 10 7 5 3
♦ K J 8 5 4 3 ♦ 9
♣ 6 3 ♣ 10 9 5 2
♠ A Q 7
♥ K 6 4
♦ A 7 2
♣ A K Q 8
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W |
N |
E |
S |
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NO |
NO |
2♥ |
DBL |
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NO |
3♠ |
NO |
4NT |
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NO |
5♥ |
NO |
5NT |
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NO |
6♣ |
NO |
6NT |
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NO |
NO |
NO |
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Our hand this week comes from the online bridge site OK Bridge where my esteemed partner Brett demonstrated a fine discovery play without making an immediate unnecessary finesse.
After winning the first trick he realized he had 10 winners by way of 4 Clubs, 1 Diamond 2 Hearts and 3 spades.
One extra trick could come from Diamonds and another from spades either by relying on the Spades to break 3:3 or a late finesse in Spades.
After winning the first trick in hand he cashed four top clubs seeing the clubs break 4:2 with East holding 4. From East’s initial bid he now knew 10 of East’s original cards (ie 6 Hearts and 4 Clubs).
He now led up to Dummy’s Diamond holding and East went in with the King with East following suit. West now exited with a second Diamond.
Now East’s hand was an open book 2:6:1:4 shape and it was now a matter of cashing two top spades before taking the marked finesse of the Jack of Spades through West.
Well played Brett.
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