Hand of the week commencing
Sunday 8th October 2006
West
leads §3,
his partner’s suit, plan your play.
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Dealer
South |
ª |
5
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Both
Vul |
© |
A
K J 8 7 5 |
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¨ |
J
8 6 |
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§ |
A
6 3 |
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N |
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ª |
K
Q 9 5 3 2
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ª |
J
8 7 |
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© |
6
5 |
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W
E |
© |
Q
10 3 |
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¨ |
10
4 2 |
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¨ |
7 |
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§ |
3
2 |
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§ |
K
10 8 7 6 5
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S |
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ª |
A
10 4 |
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© |
7
2 |
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¨ |
A
K Q 9 5 3 |
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§ |
Q
9 |
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W |
N |
E |
S |
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NO |
1¨ *
Roman Key Card |
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1ª |
2© |
3§ |
3¨ **
0 or 3 Key cards (must be 3 from
auction) |
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NO |
3ª |
4ª |
DBL
*** do you have Queen
of trumps |
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NO |
4NT* |
NO |
5¨** ***
yes I do, but no
further kings |
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NO |
5©*** |
NO |
5NT**** |
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NO |
7¨ |
NO |
NO |
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NO |
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Once
they lead a Club, one of your entries to dummy has been removed. In order to be
able to enjoy the Heart suit you will have to find another entry. Our entry here
lies with the Jack of trumps. Since it will be an important entry card you must
not squander it. This may mean delay drawing all the trumps. If the trumps break
3:1 (49%) and the Hearts 3:2
(68%) you will have no troubles. If the trumps break 4:0 (9%) then you might
have to fall back on Heart finesse. We shall go for the first option. After
winning the lead, we play 2 rounds of trumps winning with the Ace and King,
relieved to see no worse than the 3:1 break. WE stop drawing trumps retaining
that vital Jack in dummy. (“No high cards from short hand first” on this
hand !!) We then play off the Ace King of Hearts followed by a third round
ruffed with the Queen. Now we enter dummy with the ¨J
and claim. We have made 1 Spade, 2 Hearts, 3 established Hearts, 6 Trumps, and 1
Club.