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Dealer : South
Vuln : Both

HAMMAN'S TIPS #9
by Bob Hamman
the world's #1 ranked player
     North
    K 10 7 5
    -
    K Q J 2
    Q J 9 7 4
West
6 4
K 8 5 2
9 8 5 4 3
8 6
East
J 8
A J 10 9 7
A 10 7
K 10 3
 

   South
    A Q 9 3 2
    Q 6 4 3
    6
    A 5 2

 

Opening lead: 2

When I held the South hand in a world championship, I bid 6.
Dummy wasn't quite enough, the way I played it. I ruffed the
lead and led the king of diamonds to the ace. A diamond was
returned. I discarded a club and won in dummy. I decided to
go after clubs and took the finesse. The queen held and I led
another club to the ace. Now I saw that West was short in
clubs and presumably shorter in hearts than East. So I cashed
the ace of spades and led a spade to the 10, playing West for
the jack-third. My plan was to ruff a club with the queen of
spades next and lead a spade to the king for three minor-suit
tricks, to throw three hearts. But East won the jack of spades.
Down two.

I could have made the hand cross-ruffing, since East held the
jack of spades. That's besides the point. In the auction I could
have given partner a chance to stop in 5 by bidding 5 instead
of blasting to slam.

My tip: Don't play partner for the perfect cards. When you can,
get some feedback from him.

South
1
pass
4NT
6

West
pass
pass
pass
pass 

North
4 (1)
redouble
5 (2)
 

East
double
pass
pass
 

(1) Splinter
(2) no aces (using plain Blackwood)

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