Page 153 - Learn Bridge Ver2_Neat

Week 5 hand analysis.

Hand 1

Í K J 10 8 6
As you have 8 spades this looks like a Ì A 4
spade game and you announce "Game in Ë A 7 4
spades" a bit quickly and so to keep Ê 10 8 6
partner happy you had better make it. Í 4 3 2 Í A 5
Ì 10 9 8 5 Ì J 6 3
Keep C. A. L. M.
Ë K Ë Q J 10 9 6
Ê K Q J 5 2 Ê 9 7 3
Counting top tricks by power you have 3 Í Q 9 7
hearts, 1 diamond and 1 club. Total 5. 12 Ì K Q 7 2
9 8 Ë 8 5 3 2
Adding tricks from other sources we
11 Ê A 4
have (P. L. P.) Slow tricks by power 4
spades and a club ruff in the South hand if we do not draw trumps too
early.
Loser check. 1 in spades, 1 in clubs and 2 diamonds. 1 too many.
Manage. After a minor suit King lead we must first reduce the losers by
playing 3 rounds of hearts (Ace first) throwing a diamond on the third
round. Now the club Ace and then play clubs to get the ruff in dummy.
Only now do we draw their trumps.

Hand 2

Keep C. A. L. M. assuming a heart
Í K Q 5 3
contract. Ì 9 5
Ë 7 5 4 3
Count quick tricks by power. 3 diamonds Ê 8 7 3
Í 9 6 2 Í J 10 4
and 3 clubs.
Ì Q J 3 2 Ì K 10 7 6 4
Add tricks from other sources - 3 slow
Ë A K Q 2 Ë 9 8
tricks by power in hearts and one, 2 or 3 Ê 5 4 Ê A K Q
tricks by length depending how the Í A 8 7
opponents trumps break. 5 Ì A 8
12 13 Ë J 10 6
Loser check. 3 spades and 1 heart. Too
10 Ê J 10 9 6 2
many.
Manage. We go "game in hearts". Notice that if South leads and continues

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