Jump in No Trump invites contract and misfired heart finesse
The Aces discuss a bridge hand where East overcalls with a nine to force the ace, West wins the king and returns clubs, South ducks a heart, and South is forced to concede one down. The article explains the misstep of not testing diamonds and notes the contract of two no trump as a strong invitation.
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South and dummy reach diamond finesse in bridge hand
In a bridge play, South should have led a low diamond from dummy to the dummy’s ace after Jack of clubs. If East ducks the diamond ace, South’s king wins and hearts could yield a sure game and possible overtricks. When East shows a singleton ace, the heart finesse is unnecessary, and South wins 10 tricks by taking the marked diamond finesse against West.
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