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play our second, loser club. When we get back in we trump our club and
heart losers. 11 tricks

Hand 8
Í J 6 4
21 points to their 19 again and it Ì K J
looks like a part score. Keep C. A. L. M. Ë A K 9 3
Ê 7 5 4 3
Í 8 5 Í A K Q 10
Count our quick tricks by power. 3
Ì 9 7 5 3 Ì 10 8 6 4 2
spades and 3 clubs. Total 6. Ë Q J 8 7 2 Ë 10
Add tricks from other sources (P. L. P.). Ê A Q Ê K 9 8
We have 2/3 tricks by length in hearts Í 9 7 3 2
depending upon how they break. Well 12 Ì A Q
9 12 Ë 6 5 4
the contract comes down to how many
7 Ê J 10 6 2
hearts we have to lose.
Loser check. We have a loser in diamonds and an unknown number in
hearts (between 2 and 4).
We note that if the hearts are 2-2 we will make game. If they are 3-1 or 4-0
a part score is called for. A 2-2 break is 41% so we play safe and declare
“part score”.
Manage the hand. We will win as soon as possible and play hearts which
will lose us the lead.. When we get back in and play hearts again and again
we lose the lead but still we have all gates guarded and when hearts are
luckily 2-2 we make 10 tricks.

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