#6 East West Vulnerable
South West North East
1NT Pass 2NT AP
North
♠ J 10 9
♥ K 6 3
♦ 8 6 4
♣ A J 5 2
West East
♠ 5 ♠ A
♥ ♥
♦ ♦
♣ ♣
South (you)
♠ K 8 3
♥ A J 4
♦ A Q J 10
♣ 8 7 4
West leads the S5. East plays the SA. What is South’s plan?
As South, plan ahead before playing to trick one! Your plan should include four diamond tricks. This requires three entries to dummy. The HK and ♣A are two…but where is the 3rd? Unblock the ♠K at trick 1. You are not giving up a trick since West is marked with the ♠Q since East played the ♠A. Four clubs, 2 spades, 1 heart and 1 diamond.
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