{"id":1078,"date":"2010-12-28T21:48:59","date_gmt":"2010-12-29T05:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/?p=1078"},"modified":"2013-01-09T15:50:26","modified_gmt":"2013-01-09T23:50:26","slug":"poll-20-finesse-missing-king-queen-12292010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgehands.com\/bridgeblog\/?p=1078","title":{"rendered":"Poll #20, Finesse: Missing King-Queen, 12\/29\/2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Contract and Duplicate Bridge: Finessing King and Queen<\/h2>\n<p><noscript>JavaScript needs to be enabled for polling to work. <a href='http:\/\/www.constantcontact.com\/survey\/index.jsp?cc=ViraWidPOL'>Online Surveys<\/a> by Constant Contact.<\/noscript><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><br \/>\n <a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share\">Tweet<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<strong>Finesse, finesse, let me count the ways.\u00a0\u00a0 Yes, the road to successful finesses has many twists and turns down the pathway to success.\u00a0 So let\u2019s scoot up to our virtual Bridge table and give it our best shot.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>On today\u2019s poll,\u00a0we are blessed with some nice honors but missing the King and Queen.\u00a0 As declarer you are the conductor and partner is your orchestra across the table.\u00a0 So it\u2019s time to locate the royal nobility &#8211; let the music begin.<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>SPECIAL FEATURE ON AN INTERMIM BASIS (Normally Protected Content):<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bridgehands-videos.s3.amazonaws.com\/Poll_20\/Poll_20.html\">Do you need instant gratification without study and training?<\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bridgehands-videos.s3.amazonaws.com\/Poll_20\/Poll_20.html\">Okay, go click here to go right to our animated video animation with bidding and play commentary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bridgehands-videos.s3.amazonaws.com\/Poll_20\/Poll_20.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Or click here to download and play audio only<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Free\/Premium\/ULTRA Members &#8211; please scroll down for more video<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Similar to Poll #19, in today&#8217;s polling question we are faced with how to play a suit missing the King-Queen.\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>When missing these &#8220;royal honors&#8221;\u00a0most of\u00a0 the time we again finesse toward the lower connected honors (giving consideration to length and placement of honors).<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"font: 16pt 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><!-- Board B.1 p.1: Diagram --><\/div>\n<table class=\"bchd\" cellpadding=\"4\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\" valign=\"top\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\">\n<h2>\u2660 J 10 2<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2665 <\/span>J 10 9 8<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2666<\/span> K 10 3<br \/>\n\u2663 K 3 2<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<h2>\u2660 \u2014<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2665<\/span> \u2014<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2666<\/span> \u2014<br \/>\n\u2663 10<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<table class=\"bcct\" width=\"84\" border=\"0\" frame=\"void\" rules=\"none\" bgcolor=\"#008000\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" align=\"center\">\n<h2>N<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<h2>W<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\">\n<h2>E<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"3\" align=\"center\">\n<h2>S<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<h2>\u2660 \u2014<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2665<\/span> \u2014<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2666<\/span> \u2014<br \/>\n\u2663 \u2014<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" align=\"left\">\n<h2>\u2660 A 4 3<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2665<\/span> A 5 4<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2666<\/span> Q 9 8 2<br \/>\n\u2663 A Q 5<\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>On the above hand, South opens 1 Notrump with a balanced 16 HCP.\u00a0 North holds a flat 8 HCP with lots of secondary honors &#8211; 7 to be exact and bids 2C Stayman hoping for a Heart fit with South.\u00a0 When South bids 2D denying major suit support, North bids\u00a0an invitational 2 Notrump.\u00a0 South has a hair pulling exercise deciding whether or not to accept a 3 Notrump game.\u00a0\u00a0 Assuming South is willing to take a bit of a gamble and bid 3 Notrump, it&#8217;s time to plan your play.<!--more--><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>*** To view our secure BridgeHands members bonus content below, please login***<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<strong>Please login or register to view this content.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>If you have a paid subscription to BridgeHands Premium, ULTRA or Teacher Membership, please login to see our commentary and video discussing the North&#8217;s 2 Club Stayman bid with this holding.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><strong>*** To view our secure BridgeHands Paid members bonus content below, please login***<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<strong>Please login or register to view this content.<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Please login or register to view this content.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Happy Bridge trails,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Michael<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contract and Duplicate Bridge: Finessing King and Queen JavaScript needs to be enabled for polling to work. 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