Interesting hand 34
If you already play weak twos in the major suits , or thinking of playing them, these two hands are well worth studying.
Hand 1. South opened 2
with this hand
AQJ652
864 
642
K , a good hand but the
K may not be of any use. N & S were using the rule of 26 to determine
whether a game is likely. Add the number of high card points + the number
of cards in the suit. Take the result away frpm 26, and that is the number
of points the weak two opener has to hold for bidding game. N held 14 pts
+3 cards in s =17, so S needs 9-10pts.
N bid 3 and S converted to game in
s. The lead was a ,
won by E, who return a , enabling
declarer to discard a .Trumps were
draw in two rounds and the last discarded
on the J. A trick in s
was conceded, making 11 tricks. Several players passed the S hand, and when
N opened 1NtT bid 2, direct or via
a transfer, for the end of the bidding!
The two hands were:
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Hand 2. Also shows the power of the rule of 26.
Again S opened a weak 2, this time
with a very weak hand, being non-vulnerable against opponents being vulnerable,
with K98743 4
9764 K7.
Partner N has 17 pts +4 cards in opener's suit and raised direct to 4S, which
ended the bidding. South players who passed found N opening with 1.
The partnership often got a disapointing result when partner responded 1
and then passed a re-bid of 3. Although
you have only 6 pts , you have a double fit in two suits and a 10 card fit
in trumps!
The two hands were
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The hand has interest from the playing.
Again a lead to the
A and the suit is returned. Trumps
are drawn in two rounds and A cashed
and a ruffed by declarer.This is
a key play, because the only way the contract could fail is if A,Q
and J are all in the East hand (only 25% of the time). So lead 4
and if an honour card Q or J appears in W cover it with the K. Should this
lose to E's ace, then E must either give you a ruff and discard, or promote
your 10. If an honour card does not
appear put in the 10, again forcing E to help you. As it happened
on the first lead, the A went up,
because the W player held both AQ in the suit. So only 2 losers in s.
Again 11 tricks made.
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