Monterey 1/5 - declare 4S

Matchpoints, you bid uncontested 1S - 1N - 3S - 4S

D4 led

Q2

QJ876

93

KQT7

AKT7653

K

AQ6

92

First trick goes 4 3 T Q.

Monterey 1/5 - defend 4S

Matchpoints, w/w RHO deals and opens 1S

We have 8 94 J76543 K974. Do you act?

At the table, opponents bid uncontested 1S - 2S - 4S

I led D6 (3rd/low)

-----------J532

-----------KT82

-----------8

-----------QJ86

8

94

J76543

K974

----------

----------

----------(closed

---------- hand)

First trick goes 6 8 Q A.

Declarer cashes SA, SK, and plays a third spade. Partner started with QT7. We pitch D3 D4.

Partner now leads the CT - 2 - K - 6.

The position is:

---------J

---------KT82

---------

---------QJ8

--

94

J75

974

---------

---------

---------

---------

Now what? To recap, you have won the SQ and the CK.

Monterey 1/5 - Take all your chan... oops

Matchpoints, r/r partner deals, we hold AQ863 9876 92 64

1C - (p) - 1S - (2D)

4D - (p) - 4S

DA led

KT92

AQ4

T

AKQT3

AQ863

9876

92

64

The first trick goes A T 7 9.

LHO shifts to the H3.

from a friend

You reach 4H.

SJ led, RHO follows 3

2 Q7 AKJT2 AT652

AK7 KT6432 53 82

home game 12/13

We have JTxx AK8 K98x T9. Partner deals and opens 1C

1C - (1H) - x - (1S)

2C - (p) - 2N - (p)

3N

H4 led

Q9 JT9 Qxx AKQxx

JTxx AK8 K98x T9

RHO plays a low one.

home game 12/13

Partner deals, your side bids uncontested

1D 1S

2S 4S

HQ led

AQx K QJ87x QT87

J87xx Axx K9x Ax

Stanford 12/6

r/w, I deal and hold x 932 KQ65 AKJxx.

1D - 1S - x - 4S

p - p - 5D - all pass

K AKJ4 A9872 xxx

x 932 KQ65 AKJxx

3rd/low H7 led.