Declarer’s balance in a ticklish bridge hand
Bobby Wolff explains the correct strategy for the hand where declarer must choose between taking or giving at trick one. If the declarer takes, the dummy’s heart ace wins, trumps are drawn and a low spade is led to dummy, prompting West to counter with his ten to block a duck. The passage emphasizes restraint and precise timing to avoid giving away the game.
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Bobby Wolff
Declarer
West
Ace and Dummy's King Win In Card Play
In a bridge problem the declarer defeats five diamonds with the ace and a third spade after a strategic club shift. East cannot exploit clubs, and declarer discards a spade on a heart return to gain control, drawing trumps and using dummy's spades to render the clubs high. The East hand fails to counter, and the declarer secures the contract.
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