Theme 3 hands
Session 1 hands
Hand 3.1.1 Dealer North
Going down in a No-Trump contract
 J 9 8 6 2  K Q J  K 9 8 7 9 |
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| 5 4 9 6 3 10 6 3 A K Q 10 2 |
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A 10 8 7 4 J 5 4 8 7 5 4 3 |
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| K Q 10 7 3 A 5 2 A Q 2 J 6 |
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Lead: A
Let them play the hand in No Trump; 3NT goes down on the opening lead of the Ace of Clubs: the defence takes five tricks in Clubs and the Ace of Spades.
Hand 3.1.2 Dealer East
The power of trump: stopping opponents from taking their long suit
| 7 6 2 Q 8 4 3 K 7 2 A 7 3 |
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| J 10 9 8 4 6 2 6 5 4 J 9 6 |
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A K Q 3 J 9 10 9 8 10 8 5 2 |
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| 5 A K 10 7 5 A Q J 3 K Q 4 |
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Lead: J
East passes and South opens. The instructor tells the table that they will play with a Heart trump. North announces that he has 9 points. The total number of points is 28 and we are going to see how many tricks we are going to take.
West leads the Jack of Spades. The second round of Spades is ruffed. South can take all the other tricks.
Hand 3.1.3 Dealer South
The power of trump: creating tricks by ruffing
| K 7 3 A 10 9 2 8 K Q J 7 4 |
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| Q J 10 9 2 J 6 4 J 10 9 4 A |
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A 8 6 5 Q 8 7 3 K Q 6 3 10 |
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| 4 K 5 A 7 5 2 9 8 6 5 3 2 |
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Lead: Q
North opens and it is decided that the contract will be played with a Club trump.
South will play it because he is the one with the greatest number of trumps.
Hand 3.1.4 Dealer West
Preventing an overruff: ruffing with a high trump
| 9 4 K J 7 4 Q J 9 K 8 7 4 |
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| A K Q 10 5 2 2 10 5 3 6 5 3 |
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8 3 9 8 3 A 8 4 2 Q J 10 9 |
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| J 7 6 A Q 10 6 5 K 7 6 A 2 |
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South plays with a Heart trump.
West leads the Ace of Spades. South will win ten tricks if he ruffs the third round of Spades with a high Heart, otherwise the opponent will "overruff".