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DAILY BRIDGE CLUB:
Defense against notrump often involves establishing and cashing long cards. Declarer will usually own more of the high cards. But even if the defenders succeed in setting up a long suit, the defender with the winners must retain an entry to cash them.
In today’s deal, West leads the king of clubs against 3NT. Declarer takes the ace, leads a spade to dummy’s queen and returns a heart.
Suppose East plays “second hand low.” When South’s king wins, he switches to diamonds to force out East’s ace. West can let dummy’s jack win the club return to keep communication, but South has two club tricks, three spades, three diamonds and 26 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 41 Nonkosher lunch, probably Tiny tunneler Recklessness Wrapped accessory Web-footed animal Group of local amateur teams Oreo O’s, e.g. Many Rwandans Sushi bar order Paired conjunction Sole providers? a heart.
When dummy leads a heart at Trick Three, East must rise with his ace to return a club, racing to set up West’s long suit. If your partner leads a long suit against 3NT, win an early trick if you can to return his suit.
DAILY QUESTION: You hold: ♠ 9843 ♥ A1084
◆ A6 ♣ 8 3 2. Your partner opens one diamond, you respond one heart and he bids two clubs. The opponents pass. What do you say?
ANSWER: The correct call is two diamonds. Your partner is almost certain to hold at least five diamonds, and he will usually do better playing at a 5-2 fit. To pass might be a Flora and fauna Crime-fighting sidekick Antipasto morsel “Seinfeld” surname 47 Source of fizz 49 Remark with a sigh 50 Neighbor of Algeria
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