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Detail specifications 75OH - Level 2 ★
You find yourself in an uncomfortable position... You just cannot let the opps get back in hand. The success of the contract depends on the success of the exploitation of a given suit.
Even if the result seems compromised, do not despair: Identify the only chance you have of making your contract... and take your chance, as slim as it may be, of finding all the opps cards placed exactly where you need them to be.
In any case, seize the opportunity to make, even if the odds are decidedly against you.
Even if the result seems compromised, do not despair: Identify the only chance you have of making your contract... and take your chance, as slim as it may be, of finding all the opps cards placed exactly where you need them to be.
In any case, seize the opportunity to make, even if the odds are decidedly against you.
- Gamble everything on a high honor placed,
- Hope for a Queen doubleton, or even a stiff Queen Jack
- Try a finesse hoping the opps suit is short enough for you to capture their high honor
- For example:
You are in South, as declarer of a 3NT contract. West leads the 8♠; East plays the Jack and you take the trick with the King.You now need to make 8 tricks without letting the opps back in hand!
| S | W | N | E |
|---|---|---|---|
2 |
|||
X |
Pass |
3 |
Pass |
3NT |
| 7 5 K 3 J 10 9 6 4 3 6 4 | |||||||||||
| |
| | |||||||||
| 10 A 10 4 2 A Q A K 8 7 3 |
FR version
If you go to the dummy to try the direct finesse to the King ♣, you won't be able to get back there to cash in your ♣, once the suit is established!..The only way to make is to find a stiff King ♣ !Try your luck and play the Ace upfront.