Page 169 - Learn Bridge Ver2_Neat

Again , a notrump game and so make C. A. M. Í Q J 7 3
P. Ì 10 8 3
Count our top tricks by power. 2 spades, 3 Ë J 3
diamonds. 5 total. Ê K 6 5 2
Í A 6 5 4 Í K 9 8
Add tricks from other sources. We have 2 possible
Ì J 6 4 Ì K Q 7
tricks by length in diamonds and 2 slow tricks by Ë K 6 4 Ë A Q 9 8 5
power in hearts. We also have a slow trick by Ê Q 8 7 Ê J 9
Í 10 2
power in clubs so long as the opponents lead them.
7 Ì A 9 5 2
Manage the hand. After the probable heart lead we 10 15 Ë 10 7 2
should immediately try the diamonds by playing 2 8 Ê A 10 4 3
rounds. When all follow we should stop for the West East
moment and play a heart. When we regain the lead - 1Ë
we have 9 tricks. 1Í 1NT
3NT All pass

Hand 3

Again South is too strong to open 1NT Í 10 6
even though his hand is balanced and so Ì Q J 4
opens 1Ì. North, with 11 points is quite Ë J 6 5 4
strong enough to bid a new suit at the 2 Ê A K 9 8
Í Q J 7 4 3 2 Í A 9 5
level.
Ì 10 8 Ì 5 3 2
South now shows 15-19 points balanced Ë A 7 Ë 10 9 3 2
with a 2NT rebid. This is forcing as South Ê Q 5 4 Ê 6 3 2
has at least 15 point and North has at least Í K 8
10. 11 Ì A K 9 7 6
9 4 Ë K Q 8
However, North now shows 3 card
16 Ê J 10 7
heart support (it cannot be 4 as he would
North South
have raised straight away). However, South, - 1Ì
holding 5 hearts chooses the heart game. 2Ê 2NT
This time we are in a trump contract 3Ì 4Ì
All pass
and so we keep C. A. L. M.

Count our top tricks by power. 4 hearts, 2 clubs. Total 6.
Add tricks from other sources. We assume a spade lead. We now have a
slow trick by power in spades and 2 in diamonds. We have a trick by
length in hearts. We also might have a trick by position in clubs (but let us

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