6 Hearts in South

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6 Hearts in South
North S A 9 4 H A J 10 5 D A 5 C
K 8 7 6

• IMPs
• 29 hcpts
• Bidding
• N 1N
• S 2D
• N 3H
• S 4N
• N 5D
• S 6H
• 5D 0/3 keycards

• Lead small club
• 4-0 Trump split

South S K 8 H K Q 9 6 3 D Q 7
6 2 C A 3
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6 Hearts in South
North S A 9 4 H A J 10 5 D A 5 C
K 8 7 6
East H x x x x C x x x x x
South S K 8 H K Q 9 6 3 D Q 7
6 2 C A 3
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6 Hearts in South

• North
• S A 9 4
• H A J 10 5
• D A 5
• C K 8 7 6

Trick1 Defense leads a club, Play Ace clubs
East H x x x x C x x x x x
South S K 8 H K Q 9 6 3 D Q 7
6 2 C A 3
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6 Hearts in South

• North
• S A 9 4
• H A J 10 5
• D A 5
• C K 8 7 6

Trick2 Lead the King H Note With this
play, We are looking for 4-0 trump
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East H x x x x C x x x x x
South S K 8 H K Q 9 6 3 D Q 7
6 2 C A 3
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6 Hearts in South

• North
• S A 9 4
• H A J 10 5
• D A 5
• C K 8 7 6

Trick3 Lead the 3 club in South Note After
this play, We want to ruff the other two small
clubs in North hand
East H x x x x C x x x x x
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South S K 8 H K Q 9 6 3 D Q 7
6 2 C A 3
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6 Hearts in South

• North
• S A 9 4
• H A J 10 5
• D A 5
• C K 8 7 6

Trick4 Lead the small club Ruff with small
heart in South hand Note West has only 2 clubs
East H x x x x C x x x x x
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South S K 8 H K Q 9 6 3 D Q 7
6 2 C A 3
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6 Hearts in South

• North
• S A 9 4
• H A J 10 5
• D A 5
• C K 8 7 6

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Trick5 Lead the small Spade in South hand
Note To return to North hand to ruff last
club
East H x x x x C x x x x x
South S K 8 H K Q 9 6 3 D Q 7
6 2 C A 3
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6 Hearts in South

• North
• S A 9 4
• H A J 10 5
• D A 5
• C K 8 7 6

Trick6 Lead the last club in North hand Ruff
with small heart in South hand
East H x x x x C x x x x x
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South S K 8 H K Q 9 6 3 D Q 7
6 2 C A 3
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6 Hearts in South

• North
• S A 9 4
• H A J 10 5
• D A 5
• C K 8 7 6

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Trick7 Lead the King spades in South hand
Note To return next and ruff 3rd spade in North
East H x x x x C x x x x x
South S K 8 H K Q 9 6 3 D Q 7
6 2 C A 3
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6 Hearts in South

• North
• S A 9 4
• H A J 10 5
• D A 5
• C K 8 7 6

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• Trick8
• Lead the
• 9 Hearts
• in South hand
• To return to North for 9 spade to be ruff
• Trick 9
• Must ruff with Q hearts
• to prevent over ruff

East H x x x x C x x x x x
South S K 8 H K Q 9 6 3 D Q 7
6 2 C A 3
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6 Hearts in South

• North
• S A 9 4
• H A J 10 5
• D A 5
• C K 8 7 6

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• Trick10,11,12,13
• Note
• Looking at North hand
• 2 Hearts winners
• Ace Diamonds
• lose 13th trick

East S x x H x x x x D x x C x x
x x x
South S K 8 H K Q 9 6 3 D Q 7
6 2 C A 3
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6 Hearts in South

• North
• S A 9 4
• H A J 10 5
• D A 5
• C K 8 7 6

• Keys to Slam
• Find trumps 4-0 in East hand
• Ruff clubs in South hand, finding West with 2
  clubs, no trump
• Ruff spade loser high in South hand
• MUST develop play for all 13 tricks at Trick1

East S x x H x x x x D x x C x x
x x x
South S K 8 H K Q 9 6 3 D Q 7
6 2 C A 3
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6 Hearts in South

• North
• S A 9 4
• H A J 10 5
• D A 5
• C K 8 7 6

• Wrong plays
• Cant draw two rounds of trump
• Strategy to locate K diamonds has low percentage
• Ruffing low for 3rd spade will fail
• Ruffing high for 3rd club will fail

East S x x H x x x x D x x C x x
x x x
South S K 8 H K Q 9 6 3 D Q 7
6 2 C A 3
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6 Hearts in South
North S A 9 4 H A J 10 5 D A 5 C
K 8 7 6
NORTH HAND evaluation Spades 9 - on
the King Spades 4 ruff with Queen Hearts
Hearts 5 on the King Hearts
Diamonds 5 only loser in hand
Clubs 8 on the Ace Clubs 7 - ruff with 6
Hearts 6 ruff with 3 Hearts
South S K 8 H K Q 9 6 3 D Q 7
6 2 C A 3
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