8-NT: Plan the Play

We had several interesting hands during a recent 8-NT session. See if you can plan the play on this one. After the hand is nearly passed out several times, you find yourself playing 5C. The 9D is led on your left. What is your plan?

 

An American (Contract Bridge League) Tale

When you decide to play bridge, you have a number of options.  Of course you may choose to play non-competetive (or perhaps very competetive) social bridge.  If you are looking to test your skills against a larger pool of people, then ACBL (American Contract Bridge League) events are a good option.  And even there you have options.  You can play at your local duplicate club, or in tournaments of various sizes.  Recently I had the opportunity to play in a small regional tournament and I thought I'd write about the experience.

How High?

At a local duplicate club you are first to act with the following rather distributional hand.  What do you bid?

Justify My Bid!

You made an aggressive game bid.  Now you have to justify it.  Click next to see the play to the first two tricks and plan the play in 4S.