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%HRTitleEvent "Winning At Duplicate: Defense (Bonus Play)"
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[Event "Winning At Duplicate: Defense (Bonus Play)"]
[Site "SCBC"]
[Date "2014.07.02"]
[Board "9"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "W"]
[Vulnerable "EW"]
[Deal "W:A3.KQJ42.J963.A7 J9652.T76.AK.T63 7.983.QT54.QJ852 KQT84.A5.872.K94"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer ""]
[Contract ""]
{<b> </b>
}
[Result ""]
{

<b>       <u>Standard</u></b><u> <b>Signals Throughout</b></u>

You (W) lead the \HK, Partner playing the \H3 and Declarer's \HA wins. Declarer
next leads the \SK, which you take, Partner following with the \S7. What's
going on and what do you play?

Partner gave Count, so the \H pattern is 5332 and the \HQ will cash. Declarer's
pattern is 52?? If it is 5242 or 5251, the contract is making. Let's assume
5233 and Declarer either has the \CK or \CQJx plus the \DQxx for his jump to
game. If it is the former, our defense is to force Declarer to lead \Cs and we
cash the \HQ and \HJ and wait for our tricks. If it is the latter, then we must
immediately play the \CA and get a ruff. How do we know which is the right
defense? What did Partner signal on the \HQ? It would have been the \H8 if she
held the \CK otherwise, Partner should play the \H9 asking for the \D which
clearly shows lack of interest in either suit.
}
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[Id "#DS-P56"]
[Auction "W"]
1H Pass 2H 2S
Pass 4S AP

[Event "Winning At Duplicate: Defense (Bonus Play)"]
[Site "SCBC"]
[Date "2014.07.02"]
[Board "10"]
[West ""]
[North ""]
[East ""]
[South ""]
[Dealer "E"]
[Vulnerable "NS"]
[Deal "E:AKJ2.A74.T92.A98 T96.KQJ92.873.75 Q85.T6.AQJ54.J64 743.853.K6.KQT32"]
[Scoring ""]
[Declarer ""]
[Contract ""]
{

}
[Result ""]
{

You (South) play the \HKJ while Partner plays the \H3 and \H5. What's going on
and what do you play?

The \H3 is <u>Count</u> because Partner can see the \HT in Dummy, so she knows you
have the \HJ. That makes the \H pattern: 5332. When you lead the \HJ, Partner
is expected to give you a <u>Suit Preference</u> signal, as next priority. If you had
an entry, you would ignore the signal and clear \Hs. However, without hope of
another entry, you switch to the \C7, as suggested by Partner to beat the
contract. Continuing \Hs or switching to \Ss lets the contract succeed. 

How do you know Partner really wants a \C switch? If Partner followed with the
\H8, then she is asking for a \S switch because the \Ds are clearly not a suit
Partner wants you to break.
}
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[Id "#DS-P121"]
[Auction "E"]
1N Pass 3N AP
