Hand of the week commencing
Sunday 30th November 2008
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Dealer
South |
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5
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Both
Vulnerable |
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A
K 8 6 |
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A
K 5 |
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J
10 7 6 5 |
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N |
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J 8 7 3
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K
10 9 6 |
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9
4 3 |
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W
E |
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Q
J 10 |
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9
7 6 |
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Q
10 9 4 |
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K
Q 2 |
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9
8 |
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A
Q 4 2 |
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Lead
ª3 |
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7
5 2 |
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J
8 3 |
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A
4 3 |
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W |
N |
E |
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NO |
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1§ |
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1ª |
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2© |
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3NT |
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Even
though South bids Spades West leads ª3
plan your play.
After the lead, on this hand you have an initial count of 7 winners –
2 Spades, 2 Hearts, 2 Diamonds and the Club Ace. The lead indicates that West
has led from a four card suit, since you hold the 2, therefore the possible
losers in the club suit are restricted to just two. As long as you are
reconciled to losing 2 clubs, play Ace and another at trick two. NB Only if East
holds precisely KQ98 or KQ982
will you fail. With the clubs breaking 32 you now lose just King Queen of
Clubs and the two Spades.
You have made 2 tricks in Spades, Hearts, Diamonds and 3 in Clubs.