Hand 313 — A fit in minors
Play this handThe Deal
North
♠
K 7
♥
Q J 8
♦
A J 9 3
♣
K J 6 2
West
♠
J 4 3
♥
10 9 3
♦
Q 7 5 2
♣
10 9 5 4
East
♠
A Q 5 2
♥
K 7 6 4
♦
8 4
♣
Q 8 3
South
♠
10 9 8 6
♥
A 5 2
♦
K 10 7 6
♣
A 7
North: 15 HCP, 2-3-4-4 (bal)
East: 11 HCP, 4-4-2-3 (bal)
South: 11 HCP, 4-3-4-2 (bal)
West: 3 HCP, 3-3-4-4
Bidding Sequence
| S | W | N | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pass | Pass | 1D | Pass |
| 1S | Pass | 2C | Pass |
| 2D | Pass | Pass | Pass |
Final Comments
In a 2 diamond contract, we should first count our winners. (In 3 or more, we would count our losers)
0 spades
2 hearts
3 diamonds
2 clubs
7 tricks is 1 short, but we can trump a third spade in dummy (before we use up our trumps) for the 8th trick.
Planning
Trumping a losing card in dummy is a free extra trump trick