Unblocking K 4 3 A Q A A 5 K J 8 7 J West North East South 1 NT Lead: Q

Transcription

1 Board 1 orth Deals one Vul trengths eakness Q 6 K J Unblocking K A A 5 K J 8 7 J Q J A K 2 Q 10 4 est orth ast outh 1 T Lead: Q 5 top winners 2 short s (Drive out the Ace, King, Queen) Blocking in not keeping an entry to orth's s Board 2 ast Deals - Vul A K J trengths 7 top winners eakness K J 10 Q 10 4 K Q J Q 7 3 K J 2 A 4 3 Q 2 A A est orth ast outh 1 T Lead: K Must take top winners straight away. Take with A then take Q s. Cross over with 2 and take AKJ s. Cross back to take the two Aces

2 Board 3 outh Deals - Vul trengths eakness K J A K Unblocking K J 7 4 A J A K Q 10 J Q Q 6 5 est orth ast outh 1 Pass 1 Pass 2 T Pass 3 T All pass Lead: 3 8 top winners 1 short s has only one stopper. Blocking You have to take with A Take your winning s but keep the J in orth's hand! You have eight they have 5 and must throw something away You need to take the AQ and cross using the 10 s ow try to set up s

3 Board 4 est Deals Both Vul trengths eakness A K 2 J 3 2 K Q J Unblocking A K 4 3 Q 7 A J 5 3 K Q A Q J 8 est orth ast outh 1 T Pass 3 T All pass Lead: 6 7 top winners 2 short Take s in the correct sequence outh's Ace takes your K and they should return a Take with the Q and play a small and take in est's hand Play a small which will fall to orth but will set up a winning and provide the entry you needto take the s

4 Board 5 orth Deals - Vul trengths eakness A Q J Unblocking Q 6 2 A J 3 A K K A K Q J 2 J 10 4 K Q est orth ast outh 1 T Pass 3 T All pass Lead: J 8 top winners 1 short Take s in the correct sequence take in the short hand! The Q is established by the lead giving you the trick you need You MUT take 10 s before crossing to take outh's AKQJ Board 6 ast Deals - Vul K J A 7 J A trengths top winners eakness K 10 Q J Q J 10 3 Q 4 K K A est orth ast outh 1 T Pass 3 T All pass Lead: Q Take s and s in the correct sequence

5 Board 7 outh Deals Both Vul A 5 K J J Planning in T Avoid Blocking K Q J 10 K Q J K 4 3 A est orth ast outh Pass Pass Pass 1 T All pass 1 T by ast There is a potential blockage if top tricks taken in the wrong order. outh should lead Q. ast can see seven top tricks (2, 4, 1, 0 ) ast must win the first spade with the K and cash the A Q. Then cross to the est hand with A and cash K J. Finally win the A for seven tricks. Cash the honour from the short hand first.

6 Board 8 est Deals one Vul 4 K Q J 8 Q J Planning in T Avoid Blocking K J A K Q J A K A est orth ast outh Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 2 Pass 3 T All pass 3 T by outh There is a potential blockage if top tricks taken in the wrong order. est should lead K outh can see nine top tricks (4, 1, 0, 4 ) outh will win A and must cash K then lead. That way four club tricks can be cashed, followed by four spades. Cash the honour from the short hand first.

7 Board orth Deals - Vul J A K Q 6 Planning in T Avoid Blocking 3 2 K Q J Q A K K J 7 4 A J 3 2 est orth ast outh Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 T Pass 3 T All pass 3 T by est There is a potential blockage if top tricks taken in the wrong order. orth should lead K est can see top tricks (4, 1, 0, 4 ) est must win the A and immediately play a spade to cash A Q. est can get back to dummy by leading 6 to the J and can then cash the K J. The J is a vital card. It is the entry to two winners in dummy. Cash the honour from the short hand first.

8 Board 10 ast Deals Both Vul K Q 10 K Q 3 Planning in T Avoid Blocking A K 2 3 A K J 10 2 J J 5 4 Q J A 7 2 est orth ast outh Pass Pass Pass 1 Pass 1 Pass 1 T All pass 1 T by orth There is a potential blockage if top tricks taken in the wrong order. orth plays the hand. ast should lead Q. orth can see seven top tricks (2, 4, 1, 0 ). After winning the A. orth should play A Q then the 3, to get to dummy to win the last heart. Cash the honour from the short hand first. Board 11 outh Deals one Vul K Q J K Q J A Q J K A 8 A K 3 J T by outh Lead: K 1 h = 7 O one T make sure that you can cross to take the last s

9 Board 12 est Deals - Vul J 10 3 A K 6 J A 10 Planning in T Avoid Blocking 6 4 J A Q 10 K T by est Lead: Top of an internal sequence = 8 one O one T one Take s in the right sequence K Q K Q J 8 7 5