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Hand of the Month

Brd unk Dlr E Vul unk	♠ J9x ♥ AJxx ♦ Axx ♣ Txx
♠ Q ♥ xxxx ♦ Qxxxx ♣ xxx		♠ A7xx ♥ QT ♦ KJX ♣ Kxxx
	♠ KT8xx ♥ Kxx ♦ xx ♣ QJ

This hand was submitted by Patty Cole, our Player of the Month for October, 2012

Auction
W    N    E    S
          1C   1S
DBL 2S   Pass Pass
3D   Pass Pass 3S
Pass Pass Pass

The play went as follows:
A small diamond was led taken by dummy's Ace
club 10 to the Jack
small Heart to the Ace
small Club to the Queen
Declarer then let the Spade King catching West's singleton Queen and won by East's Ace
East cashed the diamond King and led his last diamond - declarer ruffing
Three rounds of spades drew the trumps
The lead of the heart King dropped the Queen
This left dummy with the good Jack of Hearts
Declarer won the last trick with the remaining trump
Makes 5!

Brd 11 Dlr S Vul None	♠ ATxx ♥ KJT ♦ AQx ♣ xxx
♠ xxx ♥ T9xxx ♦ xxx ♣ xx		♠ Jxxx ♥ x ♦ Kxxx ♣ Jxxx
	♠ KQ ♥ AQxx ♦ xxx ♣ AKQx

This hand was submitted by Gill Herod

The Contract is 6 NT.
The opening lead is a small heart.
Dummy wins and leads another heart.
When East shows he is out of hearts declarer decides to end-play East
The K and Q of spades are cashed, thenth A, K, and Q of Clubs.
On the fourth club East has to win and then lead either a spade or a diamond yeilding the 12th trick.

Brd 11 Dlr S Vul None	♠ Q984 ♥ QJ95 ♦ 95 ♣ Q75
♠ T5 ♥ T72 ♦ AQ87642 ♣ 9		♠ AKJ732 ♥ K8 ♦ K3 ♣ K32
	♠ 6 ♥ A643 ♦ JT ♣ AJT864

This had was submitted by Phil Humbles, our September 2010 Player of the month. It is hand 11 from the Thursday, September 2 evening game.

Auction:
   W     N     E     S
   -     -     -     P
   3D    -     3NT   all pass

As west, I opened a second-chair, disciplined three diamond preempt. My partner, Damon Dierker, judged his Kx would solidify the diamond suit and with kings to protect in hearts and clubs, bid the no-trump game. Damon could have shown his chunky six-card spade suit, but several scenarios might bypass the no-trump game and land the partnership in a more difficult spade or diamond game.

With both aces placed with the opening leader and diamonds no worse than 3-1, 3NT played fairly easily. Decalrer won the club jack lead and cashed the diamond king - getting the good news. Next he cashed a high spade and ran the diamonds in dummy. With RHO pitching hearts and clubs, Damon discarded down to K-J-xx in hand and finessed in spades - trying for all the tricks. The finesse worked, but spades were 4-1. Making five. As it turned out, making three would be a top because nobody else bid game in no-trump. The four spade and five diamond games both failed

Well done Damon!

Dlr E Vul Both	♠ KJ652 ♥ 98 ♦ A93 ♣ Q96
♠ Q743 ♥ 7532 ♦ T2 ♣ A87		♠ T8 ♥ AKJ6 ♦ J876 ♣ K42
	♠ A9 ♥ QT4 ♦ KQ54 ♣ JT53

This hand was submitted by Mitch Pote, our July 2010 Player of the month. It is hand 10 from the Thursday, July 29 afternoon game

Auction:
   W     N     E     S
   -     -     1D    P
   1H    P     2H    P
   P     2S    all Pass

As North, I didn't want to sell out to 2H, so I balanced with my call and bought the hand.

West cashed her A & K of hearts, and shifted to a low club, with the defenders taking the top 2 clubs. To make my contract, I had to hold my trump losers to one. I won the third club in dummy with the 10, and led the Ace of Spades, noticing the 8 on my left. I then ran the 9 of spades, hoping for Qx, but alas the 10 won. West returned a diamond to my K, and I played the Q of hearts, pitching the A of diamonds from my hand.

That left dummy with the J of clubs, Q54 of diamonds and I held KJ6 of spades and 9 of diamonds. West held the 10 of diamonds, 7 of hearts and two trump (Q7). I led the good J of clubs off dummy, East pitched his heart, and I ruffed it. I then led back to the Q of diamonds and caught East in a trump coup- my KJ were behind his Q7- making two.

QUESTION- Could East/West have stopped me from making the contract?

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Dlr E	♠ T8764 ♥ 532 ♦ J ♣ J7863
♠ K532 ♥ QJ6 ♦ Q875 ♣ 98		♠ Q ♥ AK987 ♦ K32 ♣ QT42
	♠ AJ9 ♥ T4 ♦ AT964 ♣ AK5

This had was submitted by Gene Poston, our May 2010 Player of the Month.

Auction:
   W     N     E     S
   -     -     -     1NT
   p     2H    X     2S
   all Pass
Opening Lead HQ

Three rounds of Hearts played - South ruffed the third Round.
Then Gene played DA, ruffed a diamond, SA and ruffed another diamond, CA and ruffed the another diamond. Gene then returned to hand with the CK and played his last diamond. West could either underruff or ruff with his SK. Result: Making 3S. Can E/W prevent this.
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Brd 14 Dlr E Vul None	♠ T85 ♥ A5 ♦ T84 ♣ AT932
♠ K3 ♥ JT9743 ♦ AQ ♣ KQ4		♠ A2 ♥ K862 ♦ 97653 ♣ J8
	♠ QJ9764 ♥ Q ♦ KJ2 ♣ 765

This had was submitted by Sharon Wallack, our April 2010 Player of the Month. She played West (declarer) on Wednesday, April 28.

Auction:
   W     N     E     S
   -     -     pass 2S
   3H    3S    3H    4S
   5H    all pass

North leads a spade, taken in the West hand
West leads the Jack of Hearts and North follows low
What card should be played from the dummy?

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