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Dealer : West
Vuln : None


HAND #9

     North
    K J 10 4
    6 4
    J 8 4 3
    K 4 3
West
5 2
8
K 6 5
A J 10 9 6 5 2
East
Q 7 6
A 10 7 2
A Q 7
Q 8 7
 

   South YOU
    A 9 8 3
    K Q J 9 5 3
    10 9 2
    -

 

Opening lead: A

This week's hand of the week is from a Bol's Tip by Andrew Robson:
Play a preemptor who leads his suit for a singleton trump. Usually a
preemptor has a singleton. If it's outside of trumps, he usually
leads it. If he leads his own suit instead, he probably has a
singleton trump.

On this theory, South should play West for a singleton heart. At
trick two, he leads a spade to the king, takes a diamond discard on
the king of clubs, and leads the jack of spades for a finesse. If
East covers, South wins the ace, leads one high trump and then goes
to dummy and finesses to the 9 of hearts. If East doesn't cover the
jack of spades, declarer takes a first-round finesse in hearts,
leading to the 9. South hopes West's singleton trump is not the ten!

Here's another tip for when you're on opening lead: Don't lead
unsupported aces!

 

South
-
4

West
3
all pass

North
pass
 
 

East
3NT
 


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