are not always for the ruff-and-sluff or two-way finesse cases described above: often they are to put the lead into the non-Dangerous Opponent’s hand. Perhaps she then has to lead away from her of” your giving you a trick ♣Ace “upwind ♣King, you can’t make by yourself. This negates her Positional Strength and Brute Strength if ♣Ace’s she has to lead toward your “downwind” ♣King. In - Examples QJ98 Contract: 4 Spades ♠ A4 Lead: 2 ♥ ♣ Q865 ♦ AQ3 Plan the play for 10 tricks. ♣ AKT53 ♠ KQ6 ♥ J74 ♦ 75 ♣ Take the Ace do not take the Club Finesse*, then draw trump in 2 or 3 rounds. ♣ – Pitch a Club from Dummy on the 3rd Heart so you then hold exactly 1 Club in both hands. Then exit with the finishing the Club suit Elimination* and creating a ♣Queen, Throw In Play* on either defender, as follows: Defenders will have to break Diamonds for you, giving you a Diamond trick, or else give you a by continuing Clubs as you pitch a Diamond loser. JT765 Contract: West’s lead: ♠ ♥Q. 652 4 Spades When dummy appears you see that the hands have the dreaded ♥ A7 distribution”, meaning no ruffs in either hand and ♦ “mirrored AT8 no pitching of losers on side-suit winners. There is an ♣ inevitable loser in Hearts and another in Diamonds. So, if 4♠ is to make, you must avoid losing two Clubs. There are various, ways to Finesse* in Clubs. So, which one? all bad, ♠ AK4 ♥ 43 The correct answer is that you don’t have to do a Club ♦ J43 Finesse* because you know the 100% Throw-In* method. ♣
are not always for the ruff-and-sluff or two-way finesse cases described above: often they are to put the lead into the non-Dangerous Opponent’s hand. Perhaps she then has to lead away from her ♣Ace “upwind of” your ♣King, giving you a trick you can’t make by yourself. This negates her ♣Ace’s Positional Strength and Brute Strength if she has to lead toward your “downwind” ♣King. In - Examples ♠ QJ98 Contract: 4 Spades ♥ A4 Lead: ♣ 2 ♦ Q865 ♣ AQ3 Plan the play for 10 tricks. ♠ AKT53 ♥ KQ6 ♦ J74 ♣ 75 Take the ♣ Ace – do not take the Club Finesse*, then draw trump in 2 or 3 rounds. Pitch a Club from Dummy on the 3rd Heart so you then hold exactly 1 Club in both hands. Then exit with the ♣Queen, finishing the Club suit Elimination* and creating a Throw In Play* on either defender, as follows: Defenders will have to break Diamonds for you, giving you a Diamond trick, or else give you a by continuing Clubs as you pitch a Diamond loser. ♠ JT765 ♥ 652 ♦ A7 ♣ AT8 Contract: 4 Spades West’s lead: ♥Q. When dummy appears you see that the hands have the dreaded “mirrored distribution”, meaning no ruffs in either hand and no pitching of losers on side-suit winners. There is an inevitable loser in Hearts and another in Diamonds. So, if 4♠ is to make, you must avoid losing two Clubs. There are various, all bad, ways to Finesse* in Clubs. So, which one? The correct answer is that you don’t have to do a Club Finesse* because you know the 100% Throw-In* method. ♠ ♥ AK4 ♦ 43 ♣ J43