March 2010

TIP OF THE MONTH

Watch those spots like a hawk!

Slywia McNamara Email

Vul: Both

 
54
65
K75432
762
 

KQJT8
K7
T8
J985

9762
QJT84
QJ
T3

  A3
A932
A96
AKQ4

 

Contract is 3NT by South

Lead K
With the spades wide open, you have to find the diamonds breaking 2-2 to make your contract. . (A 3-3 club break gives you only eight tricks.) However, you must look closely at those diamond spots. What are you going to do?
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After cashing the A, you had better lead the 9 to dummy’s king. When you get the favorable 2-2 split, you can win the third diamond trick with dummy’s seven over your six. Then the other three diamond winners in the dummy can be cashed.