Sunday, 20 May 2018

SAFE FOR NINE TRICKS


West led the ♣6, East put up his ♣K at trick one and South was quick to take his ♣A. He thought he was looking at 10 tricks on the run, and besides, the ♣J9 might prove to be of value later. 

South cashed the A and Q, expecting to run the suit, but disaster struck when West discarded. Now there was no way to keep East off lead and the club return through South’s ♣J9 cost South his game and rubber. 

Had South’s ♣J been a deuce, an effective hold up play would have been more obvious: Refuse the first two clubs, win the third and then start the diamonds. East gets a diamond as before, but this time he has no club to lead and South is safe for nine tricks! 

It’s better to be safe than sorry.

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