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Dealer : East
Vuln : North-South

HAMMAN'S TIPS #3
by Bobby Hamman
the world's #1 ranked player
     North
    A 8
    A 9 2
    K 8 5 3
    A J 8 3
West
-
-
-
-
East
-
-
-
-
 

   South
    K 9
    K 8 6 5
    6
    10 9 7 6 5 2


Opening lead: J

This hand is from a Bermuda Bowl final in Stockholm. I was playing with Bobby Wolff. West, Benito Garozzo, led the jack of spades against my 4 contract. I won in hand and led a heart to the 9. Giorgio Belladonna, East, won the trick with the queen and returned a spade to the ace. I cashed the ace of hearts, Garozzo following with the 10. Then I led a heart toward the K-8 as Belladonna followed low. Would you finesse the 8 or play the king?

Since I still had to give up a club, I couldn't afford for the trumps to break 4-2. I needed a 3-3 split; then I'd have a trump left after losing a club trick. So I went up with the king of hearts. But Garozzo showed out. At this point, what would you do?

SOLUTION

West
-
2
all pass

North
-
double
 

East
1
3
 
 

South
pass
4
 


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