1. ♠️K542 ❤️J95 ♦️Q8763 ♣️7 Dealer: N. Vul: None.
  2. ♠️AKQ954 ❤️108 ♦️10763 ♣️3 Dealer: E. Vul: N-S.
  3. ♠️AKQ106 ❤️AK94 ♦️J108 ♣️3 Dealer: S. Vul: E-W.
  4. ♠️10 ❤️AKQ ♦️K752 ♣️AJ632 Dealer: W. Vul: Both.
  5. ♠️A73 ❤️J865 ♦️K83 ♣️K93 Dealer: N. Vul: N-S.
  6. ♠️6 ❤️Q73 ♦️K8 ♣️KJ98732 Dealer: E. Vul: E-W.
  7. ♠️A652 ❤️AK10 ♦️5 ♣️109642 Dealer: S. Vul: Both.
  8. ♠️5 ❤️AQ10543 ♦️74 ♣️QJ106 Dealer: W. Vul: None.

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  1. ♠️AQ3 ❤️A2 ♦️KJ10 ♣️AKQJ5 Dealer: N. Vul: None.
  2. ♠️103 ❤️AK92 ♦️J94 ♣️KQ98 Dealer: E. Vul: N-S.
  3. ♠️J2 ❤️Q5 ♦️AKQ3 ♣️J8542 Dealer: S. Vul: E-W.
  4. ♠️KQJ63 ❤️10986542 ♦️- ♣️8 Dealer: W. Vul: Both.
  5. ♠️6 ❤️4 ♦️QJ9542 ♣️AQJ85 Dealer: N. Vul: N-S.
  6. ♠️AJ10942 ❤️A ♦️Q107 ♣️AQ6 Dealer: E. Vul: E-W.
  7. ♠️93 ❤️QJ98 ♦️A8763 ♣️AK Dealer: S. Vul: Both.
  8. ♠️10762 ❤️K98 ♦️A63 ♣️K83 Dealer: W. Vul: None.

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Dealer: N Vul: Both
  ♠️ A J 9 5 4
❤️ 10 3
♦️ K Q 4 2
♣️ Q 10 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ 6
❤️ A K 8 7 4 2
♦️ A J 6
♣️ 8 5 2 		 

 
West North East South
 1♠️Pass2❤️
Pass2NTPass3❤️
Pass4❤️PassPass
Pass   

 
West leads the ♣️K and then switches to the ❤️Q. How do you play?

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Dealer: S Vul: None
  ♠️ 10 7 3
❤️ A K 7 4
♦️ A K 10 9 5 3
♣️ - 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ A K 8 5 4
❤️ Q 9 2
♦️ 7 2
♣️ K Q 7 		 

 
West North East South
   1♠️
Pass2♦️Pass2NT
Pass3♠️Pass4♠️
Pass5♠️Pass6♠️
PassPassPass 

 
With all of the side suits controlled, North asks how strong your trumps are with his raise to 5♠️. You decide they are good enough and advance to the slam. How will you play when West leads the ♣️J?

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Dealer: S Vul: N-S
  ♠️ 9 4 3
❤️ A K 9 7
♦️ A K Q J
♣️ 10 9 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ K Q
❤️ 6 4 3
♦️ 5 4 3 2
♣️ A K Q J 		 

 
West North East South
   1NT
Pass2♣️Pass2♦️
Pass6NTPassPass
Pass   

 
West leads the ♠️J. East wins the ♠️A and returns the ♠️2. Plan the play.

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MPs Dealer: N Vul: Both
  ♠️ K 5 4
❤️ Q 7
♦️ A 6 4 2
♣️ A K 6 4 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ A Q 7 2
❤️ A K J 10 4 2
♦️ -
♣️ J 7 3 		 

 
West North East South
 1NTPass7❤️
PassPassPass 

 
After North opens 1NT, a Disneyland sequence lands you in 7❤️ as South.
West leads the ♦️K. Plan the play assuming hearts are 3–2.

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IMPs Dealer: N Vul: Both
  ♠️ Q 7 6 2
❤️ K Q J
♦️ Q J 5
♣️ Q J 2 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ K J 10 8 5 3
❤️ A 2
♦️ 8 4
♣️ A 10 5 		 

 
West North East South
 1♣️Pass1♠️
Pass2♠️Pass4♠️
PassPassPass 

 
Opening lead: ❤️4. Plan the play.

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Dealer: W Vul: E-W
  ♠️ J 2
❤️ Q J 10
♦️ 9 7 3
♣️ K 6 5 4 3 		 

N
W ☀︎ E
S
  ♠️ A Q
❤️ A K 9 6 5 4
♦️ 6 5 4
♣️ A J 		 

 
West North East South
PassPassPass1❤️
Dbl2❤️2♠️4❤️
PassPassPass 

 
West leads the ♦️K, East following with the 8. When West continues with a low diamond, East wins the ace, cashes the ♦️J and exits with the ♠️9. Plan the play from here.

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