Many times, when dummy lies down; the declarer realizes he is playing a higher contract than he would like; the issue is to have enough technique skills to handle such situations, let’s see:
Dealer: North; E/W Vul
K Q 7 5
10 9 7 3
8
A K Q 6
10
A 6 5
K 7 6 5 4
J 7 5 2
6 4
Q J 8 4
J 10 9 3 2
8 2
A J 9 8 3 2
K 2
A Q
10 9 4
The Bidding
West
North
East
South
1a
Pass
1b
Pass
2c
Pass
3
Pass
4d
Pass
4
Dbl
4
5
6NT
Pass
Pass
Pass
a 1= 15+ or 15 a 17 balanced
b 1 = 4 or more spades
c 2= 15 – 17 with four spades
d 4 = cue bid and an even number of keycards
Opening Lead: 10
Massimiliano di Franco
The declarer count winners: 6 spade tricks, 4 probable club tricks and the A, adds 11 tricks, but East’s intervention perhaps means he has the K and that can give declarer his 12th trick.
Di Franco won the lead and run all his spades, West pitched 4 diamonds and one heart. East 3 diamonds and one heart.
Now he was correct when he thought that the spade lead showed the West didnt have a sure lead and as neither defender pitched a club, declarer played the 10 and let it run, winning the trick.
Afterwards South played his three high clubs, this was the three cards end position:
10 9
8
A 6
K
Q
J 10
K
A Q
At this moment Massimiliano thought: “East couldnt show a 4 cards suit during the bidding, so he played a diamond to the A and received his reward, watching West’s K and making 12 tricks.
Was Massimiliano who told me this hand: ” I cashed 2 spades and seeing he lead from a stiff 10 (very dangerous) I thought he must have leading problems in the other suits.I cashed spades (West discarding 4 diamonds and 1 heart) and I run the 10 wich made the trick…Now I am in a three cards end position with 3 cards AQ of diamonds and K stiff and decided to cash the ace of diamond thinking East would not bid 5 diamonds with only 4 cards and I was right… 😆”
K Q 7 5
10 9 7 3
8
A K Q 6
