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South won the opening diamond lead with his ace and saw that he had 10 easy tricks if the missing trumps split 3-2. There is a small chance that this trump combination can be played for no losers — West starting with 10 doubleton or East starting with king10 doubleton — but a good declarer […]

South had a sure trump loser and the contract seemed to depend on a successful finesse for the king of spades. East, however, had made a vulnerable overcall at the two level and his hand would be pretty pathetic without the king of spades. South saw a way to give himself an extra chance. South […]

Goren Bridge: Hard to see Source link

Jacek Pszczola is a World Champion from Poland and one of the world’s great players. When he first started coming to tournaments in North America, the locals quickly gave up on trying to pronounce his last name and gave him the nickname “Pepsi”, which he is still known by today. He was South, in today’s […]

Four hearts looks like a losing proposition in today’s deal, despite adequate values in both the North and South hands. There are eight top tricks, and a diamond ruff in dummy at some point will be a ninth, but where would a tenth trick come from? The king of spades and the ace of diamonds […]

Both vulnerable, South deals Source link