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Hand of the week, week commencing Sunday 24th June 2012
©9 led How can you maximise your tricks in 2♦ ?
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Dealer East |
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A K Q J |
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Both Vul |
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J 5 2 |
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8 3 2 |
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7 4 3 |
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10 4 3 2 |
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9 7 6 5 |
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9 8 6 4 |
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A 10 7 3 |
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10 6 |
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A Q J |
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Q J 8 |
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K 9 |
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8 |
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K Q |
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K 9 7 5 4 |
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A 10 6 5 2 |
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1NT |
2♦ |
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NO |
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Fortunately for you, the opponents don’t lead a Club and with careful play you should be able to win 10 tricks
All your club losers will need to be despatched on all dummy’s winning Major suit cards before touching trumps.
After winning the second trick in dummy you cash the winning Heart Jack disposing of one of your club losers. When this holds you now play off all your remaining Spades pleased to see everybody follow while dumping 3 more Clubs (Now you have no club losers)
After all this you lead from dummy finessing East for the missing Diamond Ace.
You will lose just two more trumps amassing 10 tricks by way of 4 Spades, 2 Hearts 3 Diamonds and 1 Club.
If West had led a club then the defence would realize one more trick as only three clubs could be despatched on dummy’s Spades. (The Heart Ace has not gone yet)
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You can also watch the following movie to see how the hand pans out. To view this programme you will need to download htttp://www.haroldschogger.com/bridgevu.setup |
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alternatively watch the film www.haroldschogger.com/movies2.htm
