East Dealer
Both Vuln.
North (Declarer)
A Q 10 9
A 8 5 2
4 2
Q J 7
South
J 7 4 3
K J 7 4
A 7
K 6 3
Showing posts with label declarer play. Show all posts
Showing posts with label declarer play. Show all posts
Saturday, 1 December 2012
Safety play?
Here's a Tollemache (teams) declarer play problem. East is dealer and Passes. You quickly reach 4 after a 1NT opener (12-14), Stayman, 2 and 4.
What's the best way to secure the contract on a Jack of Diamonds lead?
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Play in 4S
A final hand from the Teams event the other week for you to mull over. Rotated again so that you play South, vulnerable against not, you open the hand below a slightly under-strength intermediate 2 and quickly find yourself in 4. West leads the diamond two (playing standard ACOL leads).
South Dealer
NS Vulnerable
4 by S
North
Q 4 3
K Q J 9 4
A K 10
9 7
South
A 9 8 7 5 2
7 3
8 5
A J 4
You take the lead with a top diamond. What line do you take next?
Friday, 5 October 2012
To duck or not to duck?
So here's another hand, this time from the Teams event last Sunday. Rotated for convenience, sitting South at favourable vulnerability, your partner opens an 11-14 NT. RHO overcalls 2 alerted as either natural spades or spades plus a minor. You upgrade your spade jack and bid 3 raised to 4 by partner. West leads the Spade King:
Dummy
10 9 7
Q J 6
K Q 9 3
A 8 2
West
K led
East
2
You (declarer)
A J 3
10 9 7 5 4 2
A
Q 7 6
How do you plan to play? Poll time!
Play problem
East Dealer
EW Vuln.
MPs
4 by S
North
10 7
A K 5 4 2
K J 9 4
6 2
Lead
Q
East
10 (encourage)
South
K Q 8 6
J 10 7 6
A 10 3
A 8
Plan the play.
Do you duck a club immediately? Do you play on hearts immediately? Or do you play one heart, perhaps, and try a spade to the Queen?
Here's the hand as it was at the table...Saturday, 22 September 2012
Slam play problem
You manage the bid the backs off the cards and reach 6 on the following pair of hands, West overcalled 2 and East raised to three over partner's 2 (GF), opposition were then silent. West then led the king of clubs and East followed with the nine:
South Dealer
Both Vuln.
MPs
6 by S
North
A 6
K Q 10 7 6
Q 7 2
7 6 5
South
K J 5 3 2
A 4
K J 8 5 4 3
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Plan the play.
Thursday, 30 August 2012
To drop or to finesse?
The scenario
Local club night, five tables. You stumble into 4 after a partnership misunderstanding (see below).
South Dealer
Vuln: None
Matchpoints
North
Q 10
A 9 8 6 4
K Q 5 3 2
Q
West
3 lead
A 4
2
East
K
10 6
A
South
A K 8 3 2
Q 2
7
K J 9 5 3
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2 = Invite or better with 5+
3 = Maximum, <3 ( not 62)
4 = Forgot precise meaning of 3
Defence led the heart three, taken by East's king. East then cashed the Club Ace, followed by the diamond six to West's Diamond Ace and back comes a diamond from West.
How do you proceed?
Monday, 27 August 2012
Squeeze time?
Here's another recent hand I played. This time on BBO, so the bidding needs to be omitted and the opponent quality is best described as beyond estimation (as opposed to inestimable?!). Somehow you've stumbled into 6NT by South on the lead of the Jack of Diamonds.
Vul none
IMPs
6NT by S
North
K J 9 8 7
A 9 8
K 7
A J 9
West
J lead
East
South
A 6 4 2
K 7 6
A Q 9
K 6 3
Plan the play. You can assume that whichever option you play for in spades fails, else you'll have 12 tricks off the top.
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Play problem
Plan was for a bidding problem next, but Frank showed me a hand I like too much not to put it up immediately. It's a hand from your local (four table) matchpointed-pairs club night against average opponents.
Various slightly sensible auctions exist, here's one you can assume happened.
West Dealer
NS Vuln.
4 by N
North
K 10 9 8 4
2
7 6 2
K 10 7 2
South(Dummy)
A 7 5 3
5 4 3
A Q 9
A 6 4
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East's lead is the 7 overtaken by West with the K, who then continues with A.
Plan the play.
Below the cut you can find out how the spades break, but I won't give the other hands.
Monday, 20 August 2012
Play this hand (better than me)
Now for an easy one... playing the hand better than me shouldn't be too taxing for you. First the bidding, hands and lead. I'll put the full hand below the cut.
You're playing ACOL and sitting South.
You may assume that when you play the Jack of Clubs from dummy that it holds. East will likely return a heart when first in, and West will likely continue clubs when first in. (Corrected:seat names)
You're playing ACOL and sitting South.
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North Dealer
NS Vuln.
Teams of 4
North (Dummy)
A 9 7 4 3
K 6
9 4
K J 6 4
Lead
7
South
10 5
A 10 5 4
A Q 10 2
A 3 2
You may assume that when you play the Jack of Clubs from dummy that it holds. East will likely return a heart when first in, and West will likely continue clubs when first in. (Corrected:seat names)
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