Page 182 - Learn Bridge Ver2_Neat

Week 10 hand analysis

So, these hands are about finessing. Remember that when you take a
finesse you might lose the lead and so it is essential that all gates are
guarded so that you can get back in again.

Hand 1

An easy hand to bid. East opens a weak
Í Q J 9 2
notrump and West announces, “12-14". Ì 9 7 3
With 16 points West knows that game Ë K 8 6 3
should be on and bids it directly. Ê 9 2
Í A 5 3 Í K 8 6 4
The lead should be ÌK.
Ì A 8 4 Ì 6 5
In notrump we make C. A. M. P.
Ë 9 7 5 Ë A Q J
Ê A K J 10 Ê Q 6 5 3
Count your top tricks by power. 2 spades, 1 Í 10 7
heart, 1 diamond and 4 clubs. Total 8. 6 Ì K Q J 10 2
Add tricks from other sources. Slow tricks 16 12 Ë 10 4 2
6 Ê 8 7 4
by power - 1 in diamonds. However, if
West East
North holds the ËK we can finesse using - 1NT
tricks by position and make 1 or 2 extra 3NT All pass
diamonds.
Manage the hand. The danger to this hand is that South gets in to run the
long hearts. If South holds the ËK we cannot keep him out so there is no
need to duck the opening lead. So win and cash the ÊQ and then the Ace
and King and play a diamond to the Jack. When this wins we go to table
with our last club and repeat the finesse.
Play. Go to table in clubs, finesse the diamond twice and make 10 tricks

Hand 2

The hand is over the page.
East is too strong to open 1NT and opens the longest suit and rebids
1NT which is where he plays.
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The lead should South’s 4 highest heart (Ì6).

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