IMPROVE YOUR PLAY

With Larry Matheny

 

This hand shows how important it is to use your entries to each hand wisely. 

 

Scoring:  Matchpoints (Pairs)

#13-24

Dlr

N

Vul

None

S

9632

H

986

D

AQ10

C

863

S

 Q104

H

 QJ72

D

 9753

C

 54

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S

 KJ85

H

 103

D

 642

C

 A1097

 

S

A7

H

AK54

D

KJ8

C 

KQJ2

West

 North

East

South

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 Pass

Pass

 2NT

Pass

3NT

Pass

Pass

  Pass

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

  

 

 

  

 

   

  

  

 

 

 

 

   

       

   

 

Bidding:   North-South had a routine auction to game.

 

Play:  West led the deuce of hearts and declarer stopped to count his tricks.  The number came up to only six (one spade, two hearts, and three diamonds) so he needed to bring in three club tricks.  Without much thought, he won the heart lead and hoping for a 3-3 club break, played the king of clubs.  East won the ace and returned a heart leaving declarer with only eight tricks.

 

Declarer had three entries to dummy so he should have led a diamond to the ten followed by a low club.  He can enter dummy two more times to lead clubs and will end with three club tricks and make his contract. 

 

 

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