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Newer Players
QUIZ
1 You lead a low heart from
h10 4 3 2 and dummy with hA 6
5 plays low. Partner's hQ wins the
trick. What do you know?
2 You lead a low heart from
h10 4 3 2 and dummy with hA 6 5
plays low. Partner's hQ loses to declarer's
king. What do you know?
3 You lead the hJ from J-10-9-8
and dummy with hA 3 2 plays low.
Partner wins the king. What do you
know?
4 You lead the hQ from Q-J-9-2
and dummy with hA 5 4 wins the
ace. Partner plays the 3. What do you
think?
5 You lead the s3 from J-9-8-3
and dummy with 7-6-5 plays low.
Partner's king loses to declarer's ace.
What do you know?
6 You lead the sK from K-Q-10-3
and dummy with A-7-6 plays low.
Partner plays the 4 and declarer plays
the 2. What do you think?
7 You lead the sK from K-Q-10-3
and dummy with 7-6-4 plays low.
Partner plays the 8 and declarer plays
the 5. What do you think?
8 You lead the s10 from 10-9-8-7
and dummy with K-3-2 plays low.
Partner's plays the 6 to declarer's
queen. What do you think?
answers on page 55
Reasoning with Robert
continued from page 50
or 2s with some support. But when
they are extremely short in the major,
they can ask overcaller for their
minor suit with 2NT or 3c pass or
correct.
Modified Woolsey vs. weak NT
Many players like to use Woolsey
against weak notrump as well. When
they do, they just change the meaning
of double to a penalty double and
leave the rest of the system intact.
If you have a regular partner that
loves to bid over the opponent's
notrump, then consider adding
Woolsey to your partnership agreements.
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