Hold Up– Problems AK42 Contract: West’s Lead: ♥K 974 1. 4 Hearts 73 Wow! Missing 100 Honors (4 cards) in the trump suit. KJ62 However, such things happen and the contract is OK as to shape and HCP, but how to make it? J976 T5 KQJ T8 Hint: with so many small trumps, you are going to have to KT84 Q652 make a lot of them individually with ruffs or Cross Ruffs* - – 97 QT853 not by trump”. “drawing Q83 A6532 And West is trying to draw trump for you so you can’t ruff AJ9 many times. Nasty defender! A4 Where are the ruffing possibilities? A Diamond in dummy and some Clubs in Declarer’s hand. K982 Contract: West’s Lead: (Luckily not the ♦5 ♠J) 63 2. 4 Hearts J South won East’s ruffed a Diamond, drew trumps, ♦Queen, AQT987 then let the ride, losing to East. ♣J JT63 AQ5 East then returned a Diamond to West’s King but 2 Spades 852 T74 went to defenders, setting South by one. KT853 Q964 4 K52 Did South do something wrong? 74 What? A72 J63 Hold Up Answers –
Hold Up– Problems 1. AK42 974 73 KJ62 Contract: 4 Hearts West’s Lead: ♥K Wow! Missing 100 Honors (4 cards) in the trump suit. However, such things happen and the contract is OK as to shape and HCP, but how to make it? Hint: with so many small trumps, you are going to have to make a lot of them individually – with ruffs or Cross Ruffs* - not by “drawing trump”. And West is trying to draw trump for you so you can’t ruff many times. Nasty defender! Where are the ruffing possibilities? A Diamond in dummy and some Clubs in Declarer’s hand. J976 KQJ KT84 97 Q83 A6532 AJ9 A4 T5 T8 Q652 QT853 2. K982 63 J AQT987 Contract: 4 Hearts West’s Lead: ♦5 (Luckily not the ♠J) South won East’s ♦Queen, ruffed a Diamond, drew trumps, then let the ♣J ride, losing to East. East then returned a Diamond to West’s King but 2 Spades went to defenders, setting South by one. Did South do something wrong? What? JT63 852 KT853 4 74 A72 J63 AQ5 T74 Q964 K52 Hold Up – Answers
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