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School of Bridge

Quiz9 Question2 Deductions from the bidding

You West, bid to 3NT on straight forward bidding

N

3♥

P

E

P

P


S

P

P


W

3NT


How do you play it when North leads the ♥Q?

  • ♠A32
  • ♥AK32
  • ♦A986
  • ♣A7
  • ♠KJ7
  • ♥6
  • ♦KJ107
  • ♣6532

Possible Answers

a)Win the first round of hearts and play the ♦A and low to the ♦J.

b)Win the first round of hearts and play the ♦K and run the ♦J.

c)Duck the first heart, win the 2nd and play the ♠A and low to the ♠J.

d)Duck the first two rounds of hearts, win the 3rd and play the ♦A and low to the ♦J.

The Answer

Answer b)

You have 7 top winners and hope to get the other two from diamonds, so who is most likely to have the ♦Q? Well north has 7 hearts so he has only six places left for the other 3 suits, so he is probably short in diamonds and therefore we should play south for the queen.