Page 183 - Learn Bridge Ver2_Neat

In notrump we make C. A. M. P.

Count your top tricks by power. 1 spade, 0 Í J 6 5
hearts, 3 diamonds and 1 club. Total 5. Ì A 5
Add tricks from other sources. We have a Ë J 10 9 6
Ê K J 8 5
very slow trick by power in hearts and that
Í A Q 10 4 Í 9 3 2
will happen by itself after the lead. The best Ì 7 4 2 Ì Q J 10
chance for the seventh trick is the spade Ë 4 3 Ë A K Q 5
suit. We have positional tricks and a Ê 9 7 6 3 Ê A 4 2
Í K 8 7
possible trick by length.
10 Ì K 9 8 6 3
Manage the hand. Win the lead as soon as 6 16 Ë 8 7 2
you can and lead the Í9. If South plays low 8 Ê Q 10
play the 4 from dummy. On this hand this West East
will lose to the Jack but when we regain the - 1Ë
lead we play a spade to the 10. 1Í 1NT
All pass
Play. On this defence and play you should
make 8 tricks.

Hand 3
Í 7 6
Note that after South’s 1Ë opening bid
Ì K J
North bids 1NT. This denies a 4 card heart Ë 8 7 5 4
suit and a 4 card spade suit and shows 6-9 Ê K J 10 9 8
points. (Note that a 2Ë bid is not wrong but Í Q 10 9 8 5 Í J 4 2
Ì 10 8 2 Ì 9 7 5 4 3
we wanted North to play the hand).
Ë K J 10 Ë 9 2
South with 19 points knows that the
Ê Q 7 Ê A 5 3
partnership has at least 25 points and bids Í A K 3
the game. 8 Ì A Q 6
Probable lead Ì7 (second highest). 8 5 Ë A Q 6 3
In notrump we make C. A. M. P. 19 Ê 6 4 2
North South
- 1Ë
Count your top tricks by power. 2 spades, 3 1NT 3NT
hearts, 1 diamond and 0 clubs. Total 6. All pass
Add tricks from other sources. We must be
careful with the heart suit else it gets tangled with lack of entries.
We have 3 slow tricks by power in clubs and, maybe, a trick by position in

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