Page 166 - Learn Bridge Ver2_Neat

Count your top tricks by power. 3 spades, Í J 10 9 8 5
2 hearts, 4 diamonds (Honours from the Ì Q J 10 3
short hand first). Total 8 Ë 10 7 6
Add tricks from other sources. You have a Ê 4
Í A Q 3 Í K 7 6
possible trick by length in diamonds. You
Ì A K 5 4 Ì 8 7
have 2 slow tricks by power in clubs but Ë Q 5 Ë A K J 9 8
we will leave these in abeyance as we have Ê J 10 9 7 Ê Q 8 6
the same 11 tricks without them. Í 4 2
Manage the hand. Win the lead, probably 4 Ì 9 6 2
16 13 Ë 4 3 2
a spade, win your diamonds throwing 2
7 Ê A K 5 3 2
hearts and a club. Play a club. West East
Play. Did you make 11? Remember to be - 1NT
a greedy bridge player and make all the 3NT All pass
tricks that are available.

Hand 7 Í Q 7 5 4
Ì J 7 6
Hands like this are always difficult to Ë K 6 4
play, as 1NT is often harder than 3NT Ê 9 8 7
Í J 9 3 Í A 10 2
but make C. A. M. P.
Ì K Q 5 4 Ì 3 2
Ë A 8 3 Ë J 9 2
Count your top tricks by power. 1 in Ê Q J 4 Ê K 10 5 3 2
hearts and 1 in clubs. Í K 8 6
Add tricks from other sources. You have a 6 Ì A 10 9 8
13 8 Ë Q 10 7 5
slow trick by power in diamonds and
13 Ê A 6
spades and a possible trick by position in North South
diamonds. Also if the suit breaks 3-3 you - 1NT
All pass
have a trick by length in diamonds if the
Jack is with East. You also have a slow trick by power in hearts.
Manage the hand. If you get a small heart lead play the Jack as this might
be an extra entry to dummy. When this wins play a spade to the King and
then a diamond to the King and a diamond to the 10.
Play. The cards are right for you, contract made.

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