Page 173 - Learn Bridge Ver2_Neat

Hand 8

The bidding starts normally with West showing his balanced 15-19
with his 2NT rebid.
Í K Q J 5 3
Now East bids 3Ì showing 3 card
Ì 9 7 2
support and when West chooses the heart Ë Q 6 2
game East gets excited and makes a slam Ê J 9
try of 5Ì. This tells partner to bid on with Í A 10 4 Í 6
good trumps and a maximum and the slam Ì A Q 10 6 3 Ì K 5 4
Ë A J 5 Ë K 8 7 4
is bid.
Ê K 7 Ê A Q 6 5 3
NOTE: If you only got to game but Í 9 8 7 2
made 13 tricks that is fairly good. 9 Ì J 8
The lead should be the ÍK. 18 12 Ë 10 9 3
This is a trump contract and so we 1 Ê 10 8 4 2
West East
must keep C. A. L. M. 1Ì 2Ê
2NT 3Ì
Count our top tricks by power.1 spade, 3 4Ì 5Ì
hearts, 3 diamonds and 3 clubs. 10 in total. 6Ì All pass
Add tricks from other sources. 2 tricks by
length in hearts. 12 now.
Loser check. If trumps are drawn and you lose the lead you have a
possible diamond to lose but that is okay.
However, if you draw trumps before ruffing your losing spades you have 2
more losers and that is NOT okay.
Manage the hand. Win the opening lead and ruff a spade. Cross to the
ÊK and ruff a spade. Play the ÌK. Now cross to the ËA and the
opponents draw trumps. Throw a diamond on the clubs. 13 tricks!

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