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Answer to Hand of the week,
Sunday 24th April 2011
They lead ♠3 plan your play in 3NT
Dealer South ♠ J 8 4
Both Vul
♥ K 10
♦ A K 10 8 6 3
♣ 6 2 ♠ K 9 6 3
♠ Q 10 7
♥ A J 4 2
♥ Q 7 5
♦ 9 7 5
♦ J 4 ♣ 9 3 ♣ 10 8 7 5 4
♠ A 5 2
♥ 9 8 6 3
♦ Q 2 ♣ A K Q J
W
N
E
S
1♥
NO
2♦
NO
2NT
3NT
NO
NO
NO
This is probably the easiest hand I have
ever put up. There is no point in ducking the first
trick because you do not want a Heart switch and the Diamonds not breaking.
From the lead of the first card you know
that Spades are breaking 4:3 so at worst the opponents can only establish 3
Spades and a Heart if you take the first trick. If the Diamonds break badly (and you will
know after two rounds) then all you have to do is lead up to the Heart King for
your 9th trick (1 Spade, 1 Heart, 3 Diamonds and 4Clubs). As the
cards lie, the Diamonds do break and you bring home 11 tricks. 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
