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Hand of the week, week commencing,

 

Sunday 29th October  2017

West leads a Heart and East takes

the first three tricks plan your play in 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  Dealer North. Love All

                                    Q J 9 7

                                    7 2

                                    K J 3

                                   K 10 9 2

                 6                                             A 10 2

                 Q 9 6 5 3                               A K 8 4

                 10 9 5 2                          ♦        8 7 6 4

                Q 8 6                               ♣       7 3

                                    K 8 5 4 3

                                    J 10

                                    A Q

                                   A J 5 4

W

N

E

S

 

NO

NO

1NT

NO

2§

NO

2ª

NO

4ª

NO

NO

NO

 

 

 

Initially we have 4 spade tricks (now the Ace has gone) 3 Diamond tricks and 2 club tricks so we need to find just one more. On the surface it is a guess for the two way finesse – “who has the Club Queen?” but if we use the bidding and the play so far it no longer becomes a guess because everything has been revealed after three tricks. East has turned up with Ace, Ace and a King and PASSED when he could have made an opening bid so he CANNOT HAVE the Club Queen.

With this in mind after drawing trumps merely finesse West for the missing Club Queen and bring hone 10 tricks.

When this hand was played against me by a so called expert on Ok Bridge he finessed East for the missing Club Queen and went one off. I am glad I was playing against him rather than with him JJ

 

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

 

  alternatively watch the film www.haroldschogger.com/movies2.htm

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