Board
25
South
Deals
None
Vul |
| ♠ |
7
6 |
| ♥ |
8
4 2 |
| ♦ |
K
J 8 7 5 |
| ♣ |
A
K 5 |
|
| ♠ |
K
J 4 2 |
| ♥ |
Q
7 5 3 |
| ♦ |
9
6 |
| ♣ |
10
9 8 |
|
|
|
|
|
| ♠ |
10
8 5 3 |
| ♥ |
10
9 6 |
| ♦ |
3 |
| ♣ |
Q
J 7 4 2 |
|
|
| |
| ♠ |
A
Q 9 |
| ♥ |
A
K J |
| ♦ |
A
Q 10 4 2 |
| ♣ |
6
3 |
|
The contract is 6♦
,fairly easily reached once S chooses to open 2♦
instead of 2NT
The lead is the ♣10,
so can you make 12 tricks?
There are two possible finesses and you only
need one to succeed a 75% chance, However seeing all 4 hand you know this
will fail. So win the first ♣ lead, and
play 2 rounds of ♣s ruffing in hand, then
eliminate ♦s ending
in dummy. Now lead a ♠ and just cover
East's card. West must win and is endplayed. Should W return a ♠
you can discard a losing ♥
from dummy. If W plays a ♣ you can ruff and discard
a ♥. Slam
made.Those who take the ♥
finesse will fail!