Trick One Play. file: TrickOnePlay. March 12, 2013 Kootenay Jewel Bridge Club Warren Watson
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1 Trick One Play file: TrickOnePlay March 12, 2013 Kootenay Jewel Bridge Club Warren Watson The following examples have been mostly taken from Fred Gitelman's Bridge Master They are all 3NT contracts with a fourth best spade lead. The top hand is dummy and the bottom hand of each example is the declarer's hand or the closed hand. How to Play at Trick One- A Summary Hold up to break communication between the defenders 54 AK32 KQJ A-11 A A32 KQJ10 Win the third round of spades with the ace and hope the opponent with the ace has no more spades. 43 K54 K65 A A-17 KQ2 A32 A432 QJ2 Duck opening J lead so the club finesse can be taken. to kick out the ace and king in a suit, one needs three stoppers in the suit led or two stoppers and an initial hold-up. 543 AK4 KQ A-14 AK2 Q32 A32 QJ109 Holdup once because one needs two stoppers and a holdup to kick out the ace and king of clubs K2 KQJ1098 AK QJ A32 1A-25 Cannot set up hearts. Need 3 stoppers Play to the king for the ninth trick. to discard a blocking card 54 KQ10 AK87 AK98 3A-16 A32 32 Q Hold up on spades twice and pitch the 8 on the ace.
2 to get a count on a suit 5 AKQJ 6543 QJ65 4C-3 Hold up three times to find out how 's A AK2 A432 are split. If West has 5, cash A. If West has 3 or fewer. Finesse into him. If 4-4, just play A and small to the Queen-Jack. Do not hold up when a switch could be worse o to a suit with less stoppers 43 K54 QJ A-14 Can't hold up. Fear a club switch AK2 A32 A32 A432 Cash A and give up the king. o an unprotected honour could be attacked with the lead through it AQ 43 AK654 A765 1B1 54 K65 QJ87 KQJ10 win the ace, a heart switch kills the contract A65 A Q432 2D-7 Win Ace, cash AKJ and J432 Q2 KQJ10 AKJ drive out ace. Need A for Q do not want a heart switch. o when they can attack an entry to a long suit 54 A2 43 Q B-23 Defense will attack A entry. AK32 KQJ AQJ2 J2 Preserve an entry to the long suit in dummy or hand o Take care where you win the lead, your hand or dummy. A J A-12 K2 AKQJ 8765 AK2 Win K on opening lead. Keep A as entry to the thirteenth diamond. Which Honour to Play o Play the Queen and hope the opening leader led from the ace and king. Q52 43 If you do not play the Queen, the RHO puts in the ten. o Play the ace and RHO will block the suit Win the ace and East will block the suit with Hx. A3
3 o Do not leave an honour hanging 1. Q3 K54 Play the queen and protect the king by throwing LHO in. 2. J3 K54 Play the Jack and protect the king by throwing LHO in. o Duck an Honour 1. Q3 K104 Play the 3 not the queen 2. J3 Q54 Play the 3 not the jack 3. J3 A102 Play the 3 not the jack o Do not duck A2 KQJ QJ2 AK432 2B-29 Duck because East has doubleton A32 A Honour o Keep an entry QJ KJ7432 2A5 A32 A876 A876 AQ win the ace and cash AQ
4 Bridge Master 2000 Examples 1. Q4 1A1 10 J32 Duck the queen and then duck the jack which will be a stopper 2. J3 1A-9 9 Q Duck the jack and win the queen with the ace. The ten and jack will A102 now be a stopper 3. Q52 1A-13 Rise with the queen. The only way this makes is if the lead is 43 from the ace and king AK32 KQJ A-11 Hold up in spades twice and hope the long A A32 KQJ10 spade hand does not have the ace of clubs. 5. A J A-12 keep A as entry to 13th diamond. K2 AKQJ 8765 AK2 Win k and cash AK of diamonds then the K54 QJ A-14 Can't hold up. Fear a club switch AK2 A32 A32 A432 Cash A and give up the king. 7. KQ J A-15 Win the ace. A2 A432 A432 AKQ Keep k as entry to dummy's clubs KQJ A-23 Hold up in spades twice and hope the long A52 A76 AQJ KQJ10 spade hand does not have the A K2 KQJ1098 1A-25 Cannot set up hearts. Need 3 stoppers AK QJ A32 Play to the king for the ninth trick AKQ654 1A-29 cannot duck because a heart or diamond AK5 A765 A switch is bad. Lose a club to cater to a 4-1 break 11. K QJ A-30 Win the ace of spades and cash A and AJ A543 KQ65 A54 then a little one
5 12. Q AK543 AK A-32 AJ A76 win ace of spades and then play the jack 13. AQ 43 AK654 A765 1B1 54 K65 QJ87 KQJ10 win the ace, a heart switch kills the contract 14. QJ KJ7432 2A5 A32 A876 A876 AQ win the ace and cash AQ AKQ52 2A9 Win A, a heart switch would be bad. Play A86 K65 AKQ under AKQ. 16. A4 Q A10 win the Ace and run the 9 thru and 32 AJ103 KQJ AKQJ then the Q. You can holdup but it is pointless K65 AK765 2A-11 Win opening 8 lead with the Jack KJ2 AK2 A Lose the lead in clubs to West to protect the king. Play small to the A then small to the king. If West plays the queen duck otherwise duck the third round AK4 KQ A-14 AK2 Q32 A32 QJ109 Holdup once because one needs two stoppers and a holdup to kick out the ace and king of clubs K3 AK A-15 AK2 A2 QJ109 QJ109 Do not holdup because of a possible heart switch K54 K65 A A-17 KQ2 A32 A432 QJ2 Duck opening J lead so the club finesse can be taken KJ4 K1032 2A-22 AK AKQJ A Play little to the King. If it loses take the diamond finesse.
6 22. AQ J103 2A-34 Win Ace to avoid a heart switch. J432 AQ AK AQ987 Take the club finesse and hearts are safe AJ K765 2B-3 6 is opening lead so spades are 4-4 A2 432 AKQJ A break is 68%. Getting one heart trick=76% Cannot hurt holding up. 24. K Q KQ9876 2B-6 K wins. Finesse clubs into West to Q32 AK32 A432 A10 protect Qx. 25. K3 A AK654 2B-13 Win King keeping Ace as entry to AJ2 765 KQJ the diamonds 26. A2 KQJ QJ2 AK432 2B-29 Duck because East has doubleton Honour A32 A AJ109 A2 5 QJ C-1 Win Ace. Heart switch would be bad. 2 Q43 AJ AK 28. K43 K A5 2C-10 East overcalled spades. Only hope Q is for the Queen to be a singleton. Duck J2 QJ2 AKQJ K432 in both KQ A4 2C-16 Win Ace. Diamond switch by East will be A2 A102 K32 KQJ32 bad. 30. Q1054 Q AK4 2C-20 Play low hoping East has a doubleton 32 AK2 KQJ109 Q32 honour and plays it to unblock the suit J4 AQ2 AK432 2C-24 win honour from East with Ace and AJ2 KQ32 KJ lose a club to West A32 AQ4 2C-25 Win honour from East with Ace and AJ2 A2 KJ1098 K32 finesse diamonds into West. 33. A43 J9876 AJ AKQ 2D-1 Win A so Q or J is an entry to 's QJ2 103 KQ
7 34. A65 A Q432 2D-7 Win Ace, cash AKJ and drive out ace J432 Q2 KQJ10 AKJ Need A for Q -do not want a heart switch A D-22 East wins the ace and plays the jack- Q1032 AK5 AKQ QJ5 Duck the jack. 36. J4 K5 A32 J D-23 Go up with Jack and then protect the K32 A432 Q54 AK9 king by finessing clubs into West Q987 J D-26 The Offering- win the ace. Cash AKQ AK32 KQJ10 K2 AKQ Offer the K and then play k KQ10 AK87 AK98 3A-16 duck twice-unblock 8 on third round of A32 32 Q spades A-18 Duck the Queen AJ Q 40. A52 3A-22 J Q102 Duck J now King is pinned A543 KQ43 4 3A-33 A32 K102 AJ102 A32 Cannot hold-up. Club Switch would be bad K5 AK QJ1098 3B-16 East has 5 spades AJ9xx Q 9 Allow Q to hold the first trick K2 A432 Q32 A AJJ3 65 A5432 3C-1 win opening lead with Jack and lose KJ2 KQ2 AK lead to West in diamonds 44. A AKQ32 3C-4 Hold up in spades twice and pitch 7 on 32 AK A Ace
8 45. AK C-13 Win ace and throw J under it. J2 J109 AKQ32 AKQ If 's or 's don't split, rely on finesse QJ54 AKQJ C-17 Pop-up play win East's Q with A AK10 K KQJ Play small heart to the King then play clubs 47. Q54 K J32 QJ C-30 East opened 1. Must play the queen so K32 AQ A654 A432 East wont duck. Finesse clubs into West. 48. J1098 A D-1 Throw King under East's Ace K2 K54 AKQ2 AK KQ5 432 AK54 Q32 3D-2 Duck the opening lead of the Jack. 832 AKQJ 32 KJ109 Assume East has Ax AK AK QJ654 3D-3 6 shows west has 4 spades 6 KJ J A32 Win the King and then the Ace and a small 51. AJ3 432 Q1032 AQ2 3D-5 Win A because a heart switch would be Q2 KJ5 AJ98 K109 bad. West would win Q and clear the suit and still have the K as an entry. 52. K3 654 AK A D-6 Win K-Keep ace as entry to diamonds AJ2 A32 J Let opponents get three spades and Q 53. A109 K3 654 J D-10 West plays K. Put Queen under it. Q32 AJ AQJ102 Q32 Need entries for finesse. Cannot setup 's 54. J Q108 K432 KQ654 3D-14 win K with A. Use hearts as entries. AQ9 AKJ9 Q65 J32 play small to J and then small to Q Popup play 55. A K543 3D-15 Fear heart switch, Win K and ace K32 A32 AQJ32 A2 Lead up to the Queen
9 K32 AK6543 3D-17 Cash Ace and King and take heart A2 AKJ109 AJ finesse in the shorter combined suit if Q does not fall. 57. J K B-3 Throw King under East's ace K32 AQJ2 AQJ10 QJ 58. J4 4B-17 Play J. If it wins keep East off lead 8 K A2 43 Q B-23 Don't duck spade opening lead. They AK32 KQJ AQJ2 J2 will attack the heart entry A A543 4B-24 West opened 2 -Duck once. K A32 K32 AQ1032 K2 Play diamond from dummy and duck if East has singleton King. East will pitch k if you hold up twice in spades. 61. AQ4 543 AQJ C-2 Play the Q. If it holds, just lose K J32 A2 432 KJ1098 If it loses, the A and J are entries to finesse diamonds AKQJ 6543 QJ65 4C-3 Hold up three times to find out how 's A AK2 A432 are split. If West has 5, cash A. If West has 3 or fewer. Finesse into him. If 4-4, just play A and small to the Queen-Jack Q54 65 QJ C-5 East opened 3. Win A and cash AK AK32 A32 A432 AK lose a couple of diamonds. Lose a when East only has hearts left J6 A5432 4C-18 win A don't want heart switch. play to J AK2 AK2 Q5432 KQ Jack. Dont duck spade return. East will discard A.
10 65. A Q C-22 Win With K. run K thru then KQ3 AK6 K1054 AK6 cash Q and lead a low diamond towards the A D-5 East wins ace. Now duck two spades to 10 KQJ2 J32 K2 AKQJ sever communication when the finesse is taken 67. A2 54 AK54 K6543 4D-17 Win the J then win the A and duck a KJ43 K AQ2 My Examples 68. Q2 The Sitting Duck- West leads 4th best. Put in the Queen otherwise K43 it will be a sitting duck for the ace. If West has the ace throw him in to protect Kx Win the ace and East will block the suit with Hx. A3 70. A109 J2 Q Put Jack under the Queen 71. AJ4 There are five cards higher than the 6 out. You can see 4 of them. 6? Duck to see which one East has and then take the spade finesse. K8
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