Hand of the week

Hand of the week

Hand of the week, week commencing, Sunday 24th November 2024

Plan your play in 4♥ after the ♠Ten is led

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Dealer: North Vul Both

♠	A J 6 3
♥	A Q J 10
♦	4 3
♣	J 4 3

♠	10 9 5
♥	8 2
♦	10 9 6 2
♣	8 7 6 5

	N
W		E
W		E
	S

♠	Q 7 4
♥	K 6 5
♦	K J 8 5
♣	Q 10 9

♠	K 8 2
♥	9 7 4 3
♦	A Q 7
♣	A K 2

W	N	E	S
	1♣	Pass	1♥
Pass	2♥	Pass	3♦¹
Pass	4♥²	End

1. 4th Suit forcing

2. Accepts the invitation

My partner bid and played this hand exceptionally well.

After my trial bid of 3♦ he went onto 4♥ accepting the invitation to Game.

He was not in a particular finessing mood and didn't try the Spade Jack at trick 1 preferring to win in hand with the King. He now took a trump finesse losing to East's King. East got off lead with a Diamond and now declarer indeed take a second finesse trying the Queen, which one.

He now drew two more rounds of trumps pleased to see them breaking well. He then played the Spade Ace followed by the minor suit aces.

Now he played up to dummy's Spade Jack and as the suit was breaking 3:3, dummy's 6 was now high to dump the club loser.

He was now able to claim 11 tricks losing just 1 Spade and 1 Trump

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