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Should you double a slam when you hold 2 Aces? |
No. They may run to another contract and/or may make now knowing where the strength is.
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S-2
When should you double a slam? |
Only when the double itself will increase the likelihood of setting the contract.
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S-3
Contrac: 6S/S, Sitting E with: QJ92 A xxxxx Jxx Should you double? |
NO. If you do NOT double you are very likely to set the contract, but being forwarned where the trump stack it could allow South to make it.
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S-4
What is a Lightner double? |
This is a double of a slam contract. It directs the opening leader to a non-standard lead.
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S-4
After a Lightner double, what suits should opener not lead. |
Trump, any suit bid by the defenders. If it applies the opening leader should lead the first bid suit of the dummy.
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S-5
When should you use a safety play: on a solid looking contract or a risky looking one? |
On the solid looking contract, the risky looking ones need luck to succeed not safety.
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S-6
Dummy Kxx Decarer: AJ9432 How do you protect against losing no more then 1? |
Play from Dummy to A. If one side is void (a 4/0 split) then it is easy to see how to proceed.
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with 9 missing the Q how do you proceed, when there is no hint of what to do? |
Play A or K, if nothing good happens:
Play for the drop with no singletons or voids. |
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S-9
With no no other indication an a 2-way finesse for the Q how should you play it? |
Play for the Q to lie over the J (based on imperfect shuffeling of previous hand)
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S-10
Decarer play low to KQxx You East hold A, what are some good reasons not to play it? |
If a singleton lead, it sets up decarer to have two winners that she can use to discard later.
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S-11
Should you duck an A when a singleton is lead from the dummy and you are in 2nd pos? |
Yes.
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S-12
When should you play your A in second position? |
If you can follow it up with enough tricks to defeat the contract.
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S-13
When decarer ruff w/K and you hold AJx should you overruff? |
No you will likely win two tricks if you don't. Even with A10x or A8x don't do it you might be throwing away a trick.
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S-14
How do you decide whether or not to be active or passive in defense? |
If you think that decarer can win if left to develop his suits then be active.
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S-15
What does an active defense entail? |
Work to establish your suits and tricks.
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What does a passive defense entail? |
Don't open new suits, play it safe let delarer doe his own work.
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S-17
When dummy contains a long suit how should defense play it? |
Active get you tricks before decarer can throw off her losers.
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S-18
Against a NT contract when dummy does not contain long suit how should you play it? |
Passive. Don't open new suits. Lead into decarer's sure winners.
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S-18
with J10xx in dummy what holdingg of yours E, would indicate no danger? |
If you hold 2 or 3 small. (?? book says "punch him with a H") With 4 little it is not so good.
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S-19
What is a good reason to hold off with your A in a NT contract? |
If you wait until partner is out she can signal you with her discard.
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S-20
When partner does not send you a clear signal how should you defend a NT hand? |
Play it passive.
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S-21
Give 3 times when you should lead trump. |
1 When opener bids 1NT after support and is put back in her original suit.
2. When 3 suits were bid and the end up in a 4th. 3.With no idea what to lead. |
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What do these bids tell you? 1 When opener bids 1NT after partner's new suit and is put back in her original suit. 2. When 3 suits were bid and the end up in a 4th. |
That dummy has ruffing power.
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S-23
When you are in doubt as to whether you should lead your suit or partner's suit? |
Lead partner's.
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S-24
Defending 3NT, with balanced 20HCP, should you double? |
No partner has a yarbourough and opp have a long suit.
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S-25
When vulnerable should you always bid cautiously? |
NO. Only on sacrifice hands. Your good game hands are worth more.
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S-26
When opponents' bidding has been confident, what should you NOT do? |
Double.(unless you are 100% certain)
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S-27
When evaluating your defense what can give you information? |
The bidding of experienced players. You can evaluate your partner's hand.(beware with inexperienced players)
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S-28
OPP BIDDING: 1S - 2D 2S - 2NT what dois this tell you. 3NT |
Both opponents have limited their hands and it could be a good hand to double holding the right cards in the right place.
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S-29
Opp bidding: 1S 2S 3S 4S with AKx Axx xxxx xxx should you dbl? |
NO. with your 11HCP, partner likely has nothing and you won't get that 4th trick.
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S-30
Opp bidding: 1S 2S 3S 4S with QJ109 xxx xxx xxx should you dbl? |
Yes, you only have 3HCP, but you have two sure tricks and partner should have about 10 HCP
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S-31
Opp bidding: 1S 2D 2s 2n(s) 3n IN THE sOUTH YOU EAST HOLD KJ9x Qxx x QJ109x |
Double. Bidding was eventual. Patner is sitting over diamonds. Your clubs can be established in 2.
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