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Count our quick tricks by power. 1 spade, 4 hearts, 2 diamonds and 1
club. Total 8.
Add tricks from other sources (P. L. P.). If we can draw their trumps in
only 3 rounds we have a trump in dummy to trump a diamond and 2
trumps in hand to trump a spade and a club. So 3 tricks by length in
trumps that we have used for ruffing losers.
Loser check. We have 2 spade losers, 1 diamond loser if we don't trump it
and 1 club loser. Total 3 so long as we remember to trump a diamond.
That is okay.
Manage the hand. We are going to win the lead as soon as possible and
draw just enough trumps to run the opponents out and then play spades.
We might get a chance now to throw a club on the fourth round of
spades. Making 10 or 11 tricks.

Hand 7
Í Q J 9 5
With only 23 points between us it is Ì A J 7
even more important to plan before Ë 10
announcing the contract. It might be part Ê K J 8 6 5
score or game. Although we have 6 Í A K Í 10 8 6
Ì Q 9 6 4 2 Ì 3
hearts there is no guard so it looks like
Ë K 9 6 4 Ë A Q J 8 7 2
diamonds should be trumps. Ê A 9 Ê 4 3 2
Keep C. A. L. M. Í 7 4 3 2
12 Ì K 10 8 5
16 7 Ë 5 3
Count our quick tricks by power. 2
5 Ê Q 10 7
spades, 4 diamonds and 1 club. Total 7.
Add tricks from other sources (P. L. P.). When we have drawn their
trumps we will have 6 diamonds left that are 6 tricks by length which we
can use for ruffing losers, four in the East hand and 2 in West. (Notice
that with a trump suit we can count trumps by length separately if we can
use them to ruff losers). 13 winners!
Loser check. We have a heart loser and 1 club loser. Total 2.
Manage the hand. Ah, 13 winners and 2 losers! However, even though we
need 11 tricks in a minor we go game in diamonds.
We are going to win as soon as possible and play just enough trumps to
draw theirs (2 rounds). We now play a club to win the Ace and now we

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