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How hard is it to get a consistent plus score in club bridge? I returned to the game this year and I lost every single session.

#121 User is online   smerriman 

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Posted Yesterday, 20:30

View Postmikl_plkcc, on 2025-March-28, 18:12, said:

Board 24 I started by playing KQ hoping to run the suit but established their T as their 9th trick.

What holding can partner have where KQ will run the suit?
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Posted Today, 02:25

View Postmikl_plkcc, on 2025-March-29, 15:10, said:

Why did a switch on board 23 imply 5-1?

Think of it as a defender. Partner leads a low card in an unbid (?) suit, dummy has Jx, and you win the queen. Either partner has AK and may be able to run the suit, or declarer is holding up the ace, in which case a spade return will set up possibly several spade tricks, and knock out declarer's ace.

A heart return looks hopeless, and a minor suit is a desperate stab compared to a relatively sure thing in spades. So, if the defender doesn't return a spade, they don't have a spade
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