Hand of the week commencing
Sunday 23rd November 2008
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North
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Q 9 8 3
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Neither
Vulnerable |
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7
6 |
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8
5 4 |
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K
6 4 2 |
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N |
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K
6 2
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J
10 7 4 |
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Q
9 2 |
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W
E |
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K
J 10 8 4 |
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Q
J 10 6 3 |
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9
7 |
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8
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10
7 |
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A
5 |
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Lead
¨Q |
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5 3 |
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A
K 2 |
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Q J 9 5 |
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W |
N |
E |
S |
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NO |
2NT |
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NO |
3§* |
NO |
2¨ *
Stayman |
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NO |
3NT |
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Playing
MP s’ how do you try to make 10 tricks without
putting the contract into jeopardy ?
This
is a
nice easy hand if you play the suits in the correct order, otherwise you
will run short of an entry to North. Initially, you have 9 tricks – 5 Clubs, 3
Aces and a King. The only other trick is going to come from Spades if the King
is onside (ie with West).
However
if you are in hurry to cash all the clubs you will not be able to get to the
winning Spade Queen. Since you have complete control over all 4 suits, at trick
two you merely play a low Spade towards dummy’s Queen. Now 10 tricks are safe.
Having conserved the Club King, as an entry, in dummy, you will now make 5
Clubs, 2 Diamonds, 1 Heart and 2 Spades.