In this episode, responder correctly invites a major suit game\u00a0(3 level jump with 10-12 HCP) and smartly avoids initially wandering to another suit (i.e., 1 Heart – 1 Spade…)\u00a0 Okay, so far so good and when opener has more than a minimum 12-14 point hand, its time to bid game with a combined 25+ points.\u00a0 In fact after responder tables a handsome dummy with four trump including a top honor plus a few more primary honors in side suits, the sweet smell of a major suit game bonus is right around the corner.<\/p>\n
Yet when missing the Queen-Jack and two small in trump, perhaps the declarer should pause for a moment to consider the best line of play should the trumps split badly.\u00a0\u00a0 Sure, plunking down the Ace and King of trump seems automatic but as we will soon discover when trumps split 4-0 with the opponents, there’s a time and place to consider making a safety play.\u00a0 In our first play scenario we witness our declarer getting a bit lax.\u00a0 Hopefully, using a fall-back tactic will help our optimistic declarer bring home a game contract.\u00a0 As Winston Churchill espoused, “We will fight in the …, we will never surrender!”\u00a0 At our\u00a0BridgeHands<\/strong><\/em> virtual table, we will tweak the opponents trump distribution and try different lines of play, followed with a critique. \u00a0 So sit right up and tune in to our BridgeHands<\/strong><\/em> videos!<\/p>\n Premium and ULTRA members are welcome to enjoy both lesson segments as well as the Advanced Part 2 lesson on Freebids.\u00a0 Better yet, check out the hundreds of hours of videos in our archive by clicking “Index to Videos” on the navigation above or simply click this link<\/a>.<\/p>\n General Audiences – click here to view Part 1 of our Teaser
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