Bidding : (W) 1♦ - 1♥ - 1NT - 3NT
Trick 13		North
Declarer (W) ♠  - ♥  A Q 5 ♦  K Q J 10 7 4 ♣  A K 5 3	> ?			Dummy (E) ♠  Q J 10 ♥  8 4 2 ♦  A 9 6 3 ♣  Q 6 4
		South

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Trick 13a		North K♥
Declarer (W) ♠  - ♥  A Q 5 ♦  K Q J 10 7 4 ♣  A K 5 3	> 7♦ w		8♥	Dummy (E) ♠  Q J 10 ♥  8 4 2 ♦  A 9 6 3 ♣  Q 6 4
		J♥ South		Won : 12 Lost : 1

	North ♠  K 9 7 6 3 ♥  K 9 6 3 ♦  2 ♣  J 10 8
Declarer (W) ♠  - ♥  A Q 5 ♦  K Q J 10 7 4 ♣  A K 5 3		Dummy (E) ♠  Q J 10 ♥  8 4 2 ♦  A 9 6 3 ♣  Q 6 4
	♠  A 8 5 4 2 ♥  J 10 7 ♦  8 5 ♣  9 7 2 South
Declarer counts two possible losers, both in ♥. He has two options to reduce the loss to just one trick. An indirect finesse in ♥, leading a small heart from Dummy to Declarer's Q♥. This has a 50% chance of success. The second option is a double ruffing finesse in ♠, leading Dummy's Q♠ and discarding a ♥ if South plays low. This option has a 76% chance of success and is therefore Declarer's choice. For the double ruffing finesse Dummy needs to be entered probably three times. It is therefore important to win the first trick in Declarer's hand with A♣. Declarer draws the Opponents' trumps in two rounds ending at trick 3 in Dummy. ready (at trick 4) to start the ruffing finesse. Previous - Next Deal