Tutorial hand for
Omar Sharif On Bridge
 52
 50
 44
 43
 41
 32
 29
 27
 26
 24
 23
 22
 6
 47
 38
 37
 35
 25
 20
 19
 17
 15
 14
 10
 4
 3
 51
 46
 45
 40
 39
 30
 28
 18
 11
 8
 7
 5
 1
 49
 48
 42
 36
 34
 33
 31
 21
 16
 13
 12
 9
 2
 0
 2
 2
 2
 2
 0
 0
 1
 4
 2
 13
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 3
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
 10
 0

 4 
Answer:  1 spade\n\nExplanation:  You should bid 1 spade because you have 13 high card points and 5 spades.

What should South bid?

 0

 14
Answer:  3 spades\n\nExplanation:  You should bid 3 spades because you have four supporting spades and a singleton in
diamonds, which can be very useful.   This bid invites South to bid 4 spades if he has anything extra. 

What should North bid?

 0

 19
Answer:  4 spades\n\nExplanation:  Although you have only 13 high card points, you are good shape to raise to 4 spades
because of your singleton club and your powerful diamond suit. 

What should South bid?

 0

 0

 0

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 10
 19
 19
 0
 0
 0
 52
 0
 52
 38

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 27

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 42

 52

 47

 41

 15

 51

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 50

 3

 26
Answer:  Ad\n\nExplanation:  The Ad is an automatic winner  now that all the opponent's spades are gone.  More
importantly though, playing the Ad allows North a chance to get rid of his singleton diamond, leaving the 
opportunity for ruffing the next trick. 

What should South lead?

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 18

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 24
Answer:  Qd\n\nExplanation:  The Qd is the best card to play because it draws out West's Kd, which will later make the Jd
and Td automatic winners.  Not only that, North can ruff this trick with a remaining spade now
that he is void in diamonds.  It is, of course, easier to play with the cards faced up.  There was only a 50-
50 chance that it was West that had the Kd.\n\nFrom Round 7 on, the result of the playing will be automatic with South being guaranteed to win two
more spade and diamond tricks each. 

What should South lead?

 25

 46

 21

 1

 12

 6

 4

 31

 32

 35

 28

 37

 30

 33

 29

 10

 11

 13

 43

 23

 14

 5

 2

 22

 19

 7

 9

 44

 20

 8

 36

 3
 10
 1
 1
 1
 1
North/South makes the contract of 4 spades exactly. This results in gaining 120 points and game (30
points for each trick in a major).

