Bridge Trick Seeks Elimination Play To Save Lost Trick
South faces a spade and diamond loss and uses an elimination play. He wins the spade lead, ruffs clubs, returns a trump, and ruffs the last club to force East to win the king of diamonds and yield a ruff and discard. Odds favor East holding the diamond king. Tomorrow: Sleight of hand.
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What is a jerkwater town and other curios
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