4 Spades in North

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4 Spades in North
North S K 9 8 5 H A 10 6 2 D C
A K 10 6 4

• MPs
• Bidding
• N 1C
• S 1H
• N 1S
• S 2S
• N 4S

• Lead small Diamond
• 3-2 Trump split

South S J 7 6 4 H K 9 8 3 D A
10 9 C 5 3
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4 Spades in North
North S K 9 8 5 H A 10 6 2 D C
A K 10 6 4
Trick1 Defense leads a diamond, Ruff in North
hand
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South S J 7 6 4 H K 9 8 3 D A
10 9 C 5 3
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4 Spades in North
North S K 9 8 5 H A 10 6 2 D C
A K 10 6 4
Card percentages? W E
W E A 10 Q x
x 10 A Q x x A x x
Q 10 2 Q
A 10 x x A x Q 10 x 2
A Q 10 x x Q 10 A x x
x A Q 10 x Q x x
A 10 x x A Q
10 Q 10 x A x 10
x A Q x A Q 10 x x
A Q 10 x x 10 x x A Q
A Q x 10 x A 10 x x Q
A 10 x Q x Q 10 x x
A 2 Q x A 10
x A Q 10 x x WIN
PLAY A Q x x 10 17 / 22
South S J 7 6 4 H K 9 8 3 D A
10 9 C 5 3
Restricted Choice
2 Restriced Choice also, But will have 3 losers
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4 Spades in North
North S K 9 8 5 H A 10 6 2 D
C A K 10 6 4
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Trick2 Lead 8 Spades toward the Jack,
Looking for Ace in West and Queen in East hand,
and playing for 10 doubleton holding. Note
East cant play the Queen not knowing where Ace is
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West
South S J 7 6 4 H K 9 8
3 D A 10 9 C 5 3
2
1
4
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4 Spades in North
North S K 9 8 5 H A 10 6 2 D
C A K 10 6 4
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Trick3 - West leads 10 trump from A,10
holding there best play play King spades in
North hand Note only Queen spades out now,
13th spade.
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West
South S J 7 6 4 H K 9 8
3 D A 10 9 C 5 3
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3
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5
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4 Spades in North
North S K 9 8 5 H A 10 6 2 D
C A K 10 6 4
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Trick4,5,6 - Play A,K and small clubs, looking
for 3-3 split or 4-2 Note either way, Declarer
ruffs 3rd club, pitches one Heart on 4th club
and another Heart on 5th club from South hand
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West
4
5
6
South S J 7 6 4 H K 9 8
3 D A 10 9 C 5 3
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3
6
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4 Spades in North
North S K 9 8 5 H A 10 6 2 D
C A K 10 6 4
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3
Trick8 - Play 6 Clubs expecting Q trump,
pitching 8Hearts Note defense ruffing will
lead diamond at Trick9
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West
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5
6
8
South S J 7 6 4 H K 9 8
3 D A 10 9 C 5 3
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3
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8
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4 Spades in North
North S K 9 8 5 H A 10 6 2 D
C A K 10 6 4
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Trick9,10 -Defense ruffing will lead diamond
at Trick9, ruffed in North with 9spade 10
Lead good 10 clubs, discarding the last heart
loser in S
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7
West
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5
6
8
10
South S J 7 6 4 H K 9 8
3 D A 10 9 C 5 3
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8
10
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9
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4 Spades in North
North S K 9 8 5 H A 10 6 2 D
C A K 10 6 4
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Trick11,12,13 11 Lead 2Heart to K
Hearts 12 Play AceDiam,discarding heart 13
last trump(7) is 13th trick in South hand
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7
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West
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5
6
8
10
South S J 7 6 4 H K 9 8
3 D A 10 9 C 5 3
2
13
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9
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4 Spades in North

• Keys to Hand
• Find trumps 3-2 with double (10,x)
• Limit trump losers to only two(2)
• Heart play can only make 4 spades
• Club play could make 5 spades if clubs are 3-3
• Hide Ace diamonds defense doesnt lead trumps
  then.
• Lose 3 tricks
• (2) Spades, one Club

North S K 9 8 5 H A 10 6 2 D
C A K 10 6 4
2
3
9
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7
11
12
13
West
4
5
6
8
10
South S J 7 6 4 H K 9 8
3 D A 10 9 C 5 3
2
13
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6
7
8
10
11
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9
12
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5
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4 Spades in North
North S K 9 8 5 H A 10 6 2 D C
A K 10 6 4

• NORTH HAND evaluation
• Spades
• K - looking to cover the 10 or Q
• 9 ruff the 10 Diamonds
• 5 ruff the 9 Diamonds
• Hearts
• 10 on the King Hearts
• - ruff with Spade 6
• 6 - pitch on Ace Diamond
• Clubs
• 4 - ruff with 6 Hearts
• 6 pitch the 8 Hearts in South hand
• A,K, and 5th club, good all the time

South S J 7 6 4 H K 9 8 3 D A
10 9 C 5 3
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4 Spades in North
North S K 9 8 5 H A 10 6 2 D C
A K 10 6 4
GOOD Declarer Play 1 - Make a PLAN ! 2 -Which
hand is Boss?? 3 - Ruff in Dummy to setup long
suit 4 - What is defense going to do? 5 - Draw
trumps 1st to avoid them ruff 6 - for best
play, 3-2 or ? 7 - Develop winners in side suit 8
- Use enties in dummy wisely 9 - Loser on loser
play ! 10 - be deceptive at times
South S J 7 6 4 H K 9 8 3 D A
10 9 C 5 3
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