Strong Jump Shifts, Suit Quality, Losing Trick Count

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Greetings Bridge Friends,

Welcome to  BridgeHands second “Extra” lesson that intercedes our more voluminous, full length episodes.  Again you will have an opportunity to demonstrate your Strong Jump Shift bidding skills as well as some play skills from our prior lessons.

Polling You #79 Extra 2

Board 3 South Deals E-W Vul	♠ 2 ♥ Q J 2 ♦ Q 9 7 6 5 ♣ K 7 6 2
♠ K 9 6 5 ♥ 10 9 8 3 ♦ 10 8 4 3 ♣ 9	N W E S	♠ 7 4 3 ♥ K 7 6 5 4 ♦ A ♣ Q 5 4 3
	♠ A Q J 10 8 ♥ A ♦ K J 2 ♣ A J 10 8

 

For better or worse, after South makes a Strong Jump Shift to 3 Clubs the partners wind up playing in a 6 Club contract.

Without looking at the hands, what West card do you suppose would be the killing lead?  Based on the bidding, would East’s play on the first make any difference?  If North held another primary honor instead of the working secondary honors, would that significantly affect their chances to make slam?  And finally, even with perfect “double-dummy” declarer play, if we exchanged the East-West trumps would that influence the outcome?   Inquiring minds must know! [Read more…]

Polling You # 79, Extra #1 Strong Jump Shifts, Suit Quality, Losing Trick Count, Cover Cards

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Greetings Bridge Friends,

With our last five Polling You episodes running close to 3 hours of video each with over a dozen hands, BridgeHands will begin a trial, offering interim “Extra” lessons on a regular basis between our pithy, full length episodes.

Polling You #79 Extra 1a

After North opens 1 Club, as you will recall from our lesson on Suit Quality and Losing Trick Count, South should consider making a Strong Jump Shift.  In this extra episode we will explore the follow-up bidding, defense and learn how to boost your odds when faced with a challenging contract.   After play, we will re-arrange the East-West hands to ensure you are following the best line of declarer play with bad splits.

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