Hand of the Week #55 (Solution) ♦
N E S W 3♦ 4♥ P P P Looking at establishing our own hand as high, we have 2 potential losers in spades, no losers in hearts or diamonds and 1 loser in clubs. The club loser looks rather inevitable (nowhere for it to go!) so
Hand of the Week #55 ♦
N E S W 3♦ 4♥ P P P South starts the bidding with a pre-emptive opening of 3♦ and West has a tricky bid over this. I think most players would bid hearts here, but the decision is 3♥ or 4♥? A takeout double of 3♦
Tutorial #7 ♥
Bidding and card play analysis of all four hands
Hand of the Week #54 (Solution) ♠
N E S W 2♠ P 4♠ P P P The defence start by winning their diamond trick and switching to a passive trump as aforementioned. You will be surprised to learn that it is now too late for the defence to get their ♣A! The only
Hand of the Week #54 ♠
N E S W 2♠ P 4♠ P P P East opens 2♠ and West quickly ends the auction with a leap to 4♠. South starts off the defence with a low diamond lead (promising an honour) and North wins something bigger than your ♦J. Now, if
Tutorial #6 ♦
Bidding and card play analysis of all four hands
Hand of the Week #53 (Solution) ♥
N E S W 1NT P 2♠* P 3♣ P P P The heart lead is rather unhelpful from East. A diamond, or spade would have helped matters greatly but here we are! With the long trump suit in the dummy, it makes sense in this hand
Hand of the Week #53 ♥
N E S W 1NT P 2♠* P 3♣ P P P North opens 1NT, East passes and South bids 2♠* as a transfer to a clubs. West passes, and North bids 3♣ which means they are 'doing as they are told'! North does have the option
Tutorial #5 ♦
Bidding and card play analysis of all four hands
Hand of the Week #52 (Solution) ♣
N E S W 1♣ 2♦ 2♥ 4♦ 4♥ P P P The presence of our ten card fit in hearts is going to make this hand straight-forward to play, as we have so many trumps, we can afford to draw them all before 'messing about' with