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Strong Two Bid
 
     
Page 1     North
7 6 5 3 2
A 8 2
A 4 3
5 3 		 
    West       East
     
     
     
     
      South
A 4
K Q J 10 9 4
K Q 2
A Q 		 
 
"PLEASE DON'T FINESSE ME"
 
  South West North East  
  2 Pass 3 Pass  
  4NT Pass 5 Pass  
  5NT Pass 6 All Pass  
  6 All Pass      
 
     South has an easy old fashioned strong 2 bid and 3H sets the trump suit. 4NT is Blackwood and 5H shows two Aces. When 6C shows no Kings, South is satisfied with 6H. JD is led.  

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Page 2     North
7 6 5 3 2
A 8 2
A 4 3
5 3 		  Bid is 6 H      
     
 
 
 
 
    West
Q 9
7 6 3
J 10 9 8
K 7 6 2 		      East
K J 10 8
5
7 6 5
J 10 9 8 4
      South
A 4
K Q J 10 9 4
K Q 2
A Q 		 
 
PLAY OF THE HAND
       
  Declarer has 11 top tricks so only needs to find 1 more somewhere.
 
1)   West leads the JD to Declarer's Queen.
2)   The KH draws a round of trump.
3)   QH drags out 2 more of their trump.


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Page 3     North
7 6 5 3 2
A
A 4
5 3 		  Bid is 6 H      
  N/S =3
  E/W=0
 
 
 
    West
Q 9
7
10 9 8
K 7 6 2 		      East
K J 10 8
 
7 6
J 10 9 8
      South
A 4
J 10 9 4
K 2
A Q 		 
 
PLAY OF THE HAND
       
  A Club finesse will lose, so how about endplaying West and making them lead Clubs to you.
 
4)   The last trump is drawn with the Ace.
5)   A low Diamond is led to the King.
6)   The Ace of Spades is cashed.
7)   A Diamond to the Ace strips the hand.


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Page 4     North
7 6 5 3
 
 
5 3 		  Bid is 6 H      
  N/S =7
  E/W=0
 
 
 
    West
Q
 
10
K 7 6 2 		      East
K J 10
 
 
J 10 9
      South
4
J 10 9
 
A Q 		 
 
REPLAY OF THE HAND
       
  Now it's time to finish up our plan and stick West with the lead.
 
8)   Lead one of dummy's Spades to West.
9)   East smartly plays the KS .
10)   East returns a Club and West eventually gets the KC for the setting trick.


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