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1. 1. 2. MINI BRIDGE - WINTER 2016 - WEEK 1 ASSIGNMENT LAST REVISED ON FEBRUARY 9, 2016 READING Read the Week 2 handout titled Taking More Tricks When Playing Without a Trump Suit. Bring your questions about this material to next week's class. EXERCISES How many high card points does each hand hold? Consider the high card point announcements shown on the right. a) Which player dealt the hand? a) b) c) d) ♠ AQ987 ♥ 75 ♦ KQ8 : J32 ♠ KQ84 ♥ 75 ♦ AQ98 : Q53 ♠ Q84 ♥ KQ7 ♦ AQ98 : KJ3 ♠ Q84 ♥ KQ75 ♦ AQ95 : J6 b) Which partnership is the declaring partnership? c) Which partnership is the defending partnership? d) Which player is the declarer? e) Which player is the dummy? f) Should declarer try for a game score bonus? g) Which player leads the first card on the first trick? East 8 HCP South 15 HCP West 5 HCP North 12 HCP 40 HCP Consider the following hands for the East-West partnership. Will this partnership declare or defend the contract? If declaring: a) Who will declare the contract? b) Who will be the dummy? c) Should declarer name a trump suit or no trump? d) Should declarer try for a part score or a game score? 3. WEST ♠ QJ9 ♥ KQ 9 8 2 ♦ A5 : K85 EAST ♠ T62 ♥ JT7 ♦ 982 : AQ62 Consider the following hands for the East-West partnership. Will this partnership declare or defend the contract? If declaring: a) Who will declare the contract? b) Who will be the dummy? c) Should declarer name a trump suit or no trump? d) Should declarer try for a part score or a game score? 4. WEST ♠ AKQ ♥ 987 ♦ KJ542 : 97 EAST ♠ 763 ♥ KQJT ♦ AQ63 : A8 WEEK 1 • PAGE 13
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MINI BRIDGE - WINTER 2016 - WEEK 1
ASSIGNMENT
LAST REVISED ON FEBRUARY 9, 2016 READING
Read the Week 2 handout titled Taking More Tricks When Playing Without a TrumpSuit. Bring your questions about this material to next week's class.
EXERCISES How many high card points does each hand hold?
Consider the high card point announcements shown on the right. a) Which player dealt the hand?
a) b) c) d)
♠A Q 9 8 7♥ 7 5♦KQ 8♣ J 3 2
♠KQ 8 4♥ 7 5♦A Q 9 8♣Q 5 3
♠Q 8 4♥KQ 7♦A Q 9 8♣K J 3
♠Q 8 4♥KQ 7 5♦A Q 9 5♣ J 6
b) Which partnership is the declaring partnership? c) Which partnership is the defending partnership? d) Which player is the declarer? e) Which player is the dummy? f) Should declarer try for a game score bonus? g) Which player leads the first card on the first trick?
East 8 HCP
South 15 HCP
West 5 HCP
North 12 HCP
40 HCP
Consider the following hands for theEast-West partnership. Will thispartnership declare or defend thecontract? If declaring: a) Who will declare the contract? b) Who will be the dummy? c) Should declarer name a trump suit or no trump? d) Should declarer try for a part score or a game score?
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WEST
♠Q J 9♥KQ 9 8 2♦A 5♣K 8 5
EAST
♠T 6 2♥ J T 7♦ 9 8 2♣A Q 6 2
Consider the following hands for theEast-West partnership. Will thispartnership declare or defend thecontract? If declaring: a) Who will declare the contract? b) Who will be the dummy? c) Should declarer name a trump suit or no trump? d) Should declarer try for a part score or a game score?
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WEST
♠A KQ♥ 9 8 7♦K J 5 4 2♣ 9 7
EAST
♠ 7 6 3♥KQ J T♦A Q 6 3♣A 8
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Suppose the contract is for a part score in hearts. Which player is the winner foreach of the following tricks?
Now suppose the contract is for a game in no trump. Which player is the winner foreach of the previous tricks? Complete the score columns in the following table:
a) East Leads b) North Leads c) South Leads d) East Leads
DECLARER SCORE
Contract TricksTaken Declarer Defender
a Heart Game 11
b No Trump Part Score 8
c Diamond Game 7
d Spade Part Score 10
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