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Detail specifications 74EZ - Level 3 ★
Uppercut
Uppercut
An uppercut is a defensive technique which consists of deliberately ruffing with your highest honor so as to force your Opp to upper cut and therefore making good Partner's lower honor.This promotes trump and wins a defensive trick.
Example : Trump is ♠. You're in West and play the 10 ♣ which your P needs to ruff with his Queen.
An uppercut is a defensive technique which consists of deliberately ruffing with your highest honor so as to force your Opp to upper cut and therefore making good Partner's lower honor.This promotes trump and wins a defensive trick.
Example : Trump is ♠. You're in West and play the 10 ♣ which your P needs to ruff with his Queen.
| S | W | N | E |
|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Pass |
4 |
Pass |
Pass |
Pass |
| 8 7 6 4 | |||||||||||
| J 2 |
| Q 9 | |||||||||
| A K 10 5 3 |
Exercise Q4664 East needs to ruff high with the Queen and not scrimp by playing a lower trump. Declarer uppercuts with the King and the Jack which is in West will make a trick no matter what happens.
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