Hand of the week commencing
Sunday 18th June 2006
After
a very flighty bidding sequence you end up a level higher than you might have
wanted. How do you bring in 11 tricks on the following hand after ª6
is led ?
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Dealer
East |
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7
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North
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A
Q J 8 |
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A
K 8 7 6 |
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9
5 3 |
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N |
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K
J 9 6 5
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Q
10 4 |
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4
3 2 |
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W
E |
© |
10
6 |
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Q
9 4 3 |
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J
5 2 |
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K |
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Q
J 10 7 6 |
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A
8 3 2 |
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K
9 7 5 |
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10
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A
8 4 2 |
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E |
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NO |
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2ª |
DBL |
3ª |
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4© |
NO |
5¨ |
NO |
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5© |
NO |
NO |
NO |
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NO |
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Did you remember to count your winners ? Do you always draw trumps regardless of anything else ? If you do the latter on this hand you will certainly be a trick short .
At
the start you have a tally of the following as winners :-1 Spade,
4 trumps, 2 Diamonds
and 1 Club. This means you will need to find
3 MORE NOW .
The
secret lies in setting up the Diamond suit and also ruffing the suit until it is
high. If the Diamonds break 43 you will have no problems as the suit will
produce 1 extra tricks plus 2 ruffs in
that suit will bring the total to
11. This means you will have to
delay drawing trumps.
After
winning the spade trick set about the Diamonds immediately by playing Ace and a
small one ruffing low in hand. Now enter dummy with a high trump and ruff
another Diamond. Now you merely draw trumps and claim . You have won 1 Spade, 4
trumps, 2 Diamonds, 2 Diamond ruffs, 1 established Diamond and 1 Club. Your
contract was never in jeopardy. Remember not to ruff in both hands or you will
lose control. Here you are only ruffing in one hand and setting up a second suit
at the same time.