Hand of the week

Hand of the week

Hand of the week, week commencing, Sunday 9th February 2025

Plan your play in 4♠ after ♥Ten is led

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Dealer: South Vuln: N/S

♠	8 3
♥	A 7 6 5 4 2
♦	7 4
♣	A 3 2

♠	Q J 9 6
♥	10 8
♦	J 5 3
♣	Q 10 7 4

	N
W		E
W		E
	S

♠	4 2
♥	Q J 9 3
♦	A 8 6
♣	J 9 8 5

♠	A K 10 7 5
♥	K
♦	K Q 10 9 2
♣	K 6

W	N	E	S
			1♠
Pass	1NT	Pass	3♦
Pass	4♠	End

Initially you only have 6 winners i.e. 2 spades,2 hearts, and 2 clubs so you will have to create 4 more.

After winning the first trick in hand, unblock the clubs playing king then over to the Ace. Now play the Heart Ace, before starting the Diamonds. Play the ♦7 and when East follows low you play the King which holds.

Now play another diamond won by West with the Jack. Noticing that you aren't pulling trumps West now plays the ♠Queen which you win.

Now trump a diamond with dummy's last trump pleased to see the suit breaking 3:3.

Your remaining Diamonds have now been established.

You play one top trump ONLY and now merely cash the established Diamond and you get richly rewarded because had you attempted to draw more trumps leaving the last two trumps out not caring if the suit broke 4:2

You eventually made 2 spades, 2 Hearts, 2 Clubs, 1 Diamond, 1 Diamond ruffed (in the short hand), 2 established Diamonds. You lost 2 Spades and 1 Diamond,

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