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♠ 7 6 5 |
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♥ A Q 6 5 |
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♦ A Q 8 |
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♣ 10 9 8 |
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♠ K 4 3 |
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♥ 3 |
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♦ 4 2 |
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♣ A K Q J 7 6 5 |
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Sometimes things go awry, and you get to the wrong contract. Here you wind up in 5♣ instead of 3NT (partner’s fault, again) and the opening lead is the ♠2. East wins the ace and returns the ♠J to your king. Any clever thoughts?
If either red suit finesse works, you make your contract, but which one to take? Why not give yourself two chances? Trump a couple of hearts hoping the king appears. It will actually appear about 22% of the time. Not too shabby for a staying alive freebie.
If the ♥K does not drop, take the diamond finesse. When dealing with two possible finesse suits, each missing a king, one having a singleton (hearts), first try to ruff out the king of that suit. If that doesn’t work, take the other finesse.
It is hard to construct a bidding sequence on this layout that does not end up in 3NT. Nonetheless, it will be easier to forgive your partner for getting you into this mess if you make the contract.
A reasonable sequence to get to 3NT would be 1♣-1♥, 3♣-3♦, 3NT-P
If that isn’t your cup of tea, maybe this is: 1♣-1♥, 2♣-2♦, 3NT-P
Notice that the ‘third suit’, 3♦ in this sequence, after opener rebids the first suit, is not always a true suit. It is often a stopper showing bid looking for a stopper in the unbid suit for notrump. Typically, the third suit by the responder after having made a one level shows 11+ HCP assuming opener has made a non-forcing rebid of his original suit, (2♣).
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♠ 7 6 5 |
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♥ A Q 6 5 |
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♦ A Q 8 |
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♣ 10 9 8 |
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| ♠ Q 10 8 2 |
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♠ A J 9 |
| ♥ K 10 7 |
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♥ J 9 8 4 2 |
| ♦ J 9 6 5 |
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♦ K 10 7 3 |
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♣ 2 |
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♠ K 4 3 |
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♥ 3 |
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♦ 4 2 |
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♣ A K Q J 7 6 5 |
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