IMPS |       | North |       | |
Both Vul | J753 | |||
Q4 | ||||
West | QT754 | East | ||
K2 | AQ | 4 | ||
KT932 | J865 | |||
8632 | South | KJ | ||
T6 | AQT986 | KJ8753 | ||
A7 | ||||
A9 | ||||
942 |
You, South, are playing 4 and West leads a diamond. Upon winning the ace, what do you do?
This is a disgusting hand in that the defense's honors are all badly placed for you. A lesson hand couldn't be concocted much better. I think the best line is to cash the
On to the second hand.
IMPS |       | North |       | |
None Vul | 764 | |||
AKQ94 | ||||
West | AKQ | East | ||
K8 | 83 | JT93 | ||
T2 | 8763 | |||
JT87 | South | 643 | ||
QT742 | AQ52 | 65 | ||
J5 | ||||
952 | ||||
AKJ9 |
You open a 15-17 1NT, and West bids
This one is cute, albeit a little double-dummy. All you have to do is cash your red-suit winners and West is caught in a strip squeeze. A strip squeeze on BBO! That's like catching fish with a cannon.
      | North |       | ||
764 | ||||
A | ||||
West | — | East | ||
K8 | 83 | Immaterial | ||
— | ||||
— | South | |||
QT74 | AQ2 | |||
— | ||||
— | ||||
AKJ |
You cash the last heart and pitch your
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