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Dealer : South
Vuln : Both

HAMMAN'S TIPS #43
by Bob Hamman
the world's #1 ranked player

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

This hand occurred a number of years ago and is
a nice lesson. My partner, Bobby Wolff, led a spade,
playing to shorten declarer's trumps. I put in the jack
(my partner, having jumped to 4, would have led the
10 from 10-7-6), and declarer ruffed. Next came the
club ace and a club ruff. I thought it over and pictured
declarer's hand. He probably held five diamonds and
seven clubs. If I overruffed, declarer would be able
to draw trumps in two rounds, so I discarded. Now
declarer was able to score only eight tricks, for
down three, 800 to our side.

After a trump lead, declarer can win, cash the ace of
clubs and ruff one with the jack. Then draw trumps
and give up two clubs for down one. The hand teaches
that when declarer has a two-suiter, and is playing in
his shorter suit, the trump lead is not as good as the
force. That's today's tip.

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South 1 3 4NT all pass	West pass 4 pass	North 1 pass 5	East 2 pass double
Opening lead: 6

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