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Hand of the Month

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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