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Solution to Previous Contract Problem
many people rely on facaso to make their hand for them. Take for example to-day's | hand-many players will look at it ] and say, "Well, if the spade finossa. works, I can make six odd."
But suppose the spade finesse does not work? Don't wait un til the hand in over to say that! As soon as the dummy goes down, it is best for you to go still further and say, "If it falls, can I stiil' make my contract?"
To-day's' hand le not a difficult play, but one in which all you have to do is to eliminate twa suits from your hand and dummy's so that, when your flnesso doos fall, your opponent will have to help you with the hand:
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East's overcall of three monds is rather dangerous. When South bids three hearts, he in- forms his partner that ho cannot take care of the losing diamonds.
It looks to South, when his partner goes to four hearts, that
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North must have control of the diamond sult, and if this is true, there is a chance for a slem,
So South makes the slam try with a bid of five hearts.' North, holding the ace of diamonds and the queen of clubs, is Justified in going to six, as he holds the ace of his partner's suit.
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West's opening lead was nine of diamonds-the top of his partner's suit-which the declar er won in dummy with the acc, South immediately led two rounds of hearts, which picked up the outstanding trump. Now a small elub was won in dummy with the queen, a club returned and won with the king.
The losing diamond then was discarded from dummy on the ace of clubs. South led the five of diamonds and trumped in dummy with the ten of hearts.
The nine of spades was led,
| Today's Contract Problem Did the following hand, South to arrivo at a part score la clubs. Wert opens a heart, Déclarer to make four clubs,
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won the trick with the king and was helpless.
If he returned the jack of East played the ten, and declar-spades, the declarer would win er covered with the queon. West with the ace and the eight spat
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-in dummy would be good, while, If diamond or club was return- ed, the declarer would trump In dummy and discard losing spade from his own hand.
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AND, JUST-THINK, MOM. SOME SCIENTIFIC MEN ARE COMING OUT TO LOOK AT THE HISTO DETECTOR, AND IF THEY LIKE IT, WE'LL BE RICH
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DONT BE TOO ELATED, SON.....
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IT!
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