| EASTLAKE BRIDGE CLUB |
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| NO TRUMP
LEADS - RULE OF ELEVEN |
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previous weeks we've learned what suit to lead and which card to lead once |
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| we've decided
on a suit. We've looked at how to tell
if partner likes our suit |
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are walking into a bath coup (lesson 5). |
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| Today we're
going to learn about the rule of eleven and put everything we know |
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lead to work. |
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| 1) |
Partner leads the ♠ 2 when the auction
has proceeded 1N - pass - 3NT. |
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List 6
things we know about p's and declarer's hand. |
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DUMMY |
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♠ K53 |
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WEST |
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EAST |
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a) |
♠ 6 |
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♠ J42 |
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♠ ? |
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DECLARER |
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West leads the 6 against 3NT. North puts down
the K 5 3 in the |
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dummy, and East holds the J 4 2. What does East
know about the |
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length of West’s diamond suit? Declarer's diamond suit? |
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| 3) |
In the above hand, West leads the 7, instead of
the 6. How many cards does |
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West hold in the diamond suit? |
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Answer |
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The lead of the fourth highest card can help
partner determine how many |
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cards are held in the suit, but there is more
to it than that. |
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| 4) |
South opens 1NT, North raises to 3NT and West
leads the 7. If the |
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3 is played from dummy, which card should East
play? |
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♠ K53 |
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♠ 7 |
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♠ AJ92 |
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♠ ? |
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DECLARER |
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Answer |
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If you have difficulty visualizing West’s
holding in this type of situation, |
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you can make use of the rule of eleven: |
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RULE OF ELEVEN: |
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Take the card partner led and subtract it from
11. The result gives the number |
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of cards remaining in the other 3 hands that
are higher than partners lead. |
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What
is the result of subtracting partner’s card (in this case the 7) from
11? |
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Eleven minus seven leaves four cards higher
than the seven in the other |
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three hands. |
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How many cards higher than the seven can East
see? (Four.) East can |
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see the K in the dummy and the A, the J and the
9 in the East |
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hand. That’s ALL four cards higher than West’s
7. |
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Since East can see all four cards higher than
the 7, there are no cards in |
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declarer’s hand higher than the 7. |
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| 5) |
What happens if east plays the J ( or 9) when
dummy plays low? |
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♠ K53 |
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WEST |
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♠ QT87 |
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♠ AJ92 |
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♠ 64 |
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DECLARER |
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Answer |
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| 6) |
With the following hand, West has decided to
lead spades against an auction |
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of
1 NT - Pass - 3 NT. The 4 is
led. |
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♠ K53 |
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WEST |
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♠ T874 |
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♠ AJ92 |
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♠ Q6 |
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DECLARER |
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What information
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What card should East play if dummy plays low? |
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