Source: Australian Youth Bridge Championships 2017

1. How do you play this suits for all the winners?

 AQ64 (Dummy)
 K953 (Your hand)

2) How do you play this suits for four winners?

 A64 (Dummy)
 QT753 (Your hand)

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Suit Combinations Answers

1. How do you play this suits for all the winners?

 AQ64 (Dummy)
 K953 (Your hand)

ANSWER: Cash the A then Q!

If the suit breaks 3-2, then it’s irrelevant on how you play the suit provided you remember to play the top honours first! If the suit breaks 4-1 however, you can still pick up for all the winners if West started off with a singleton 10 or J. As you cash the A, West shows up with 10 or J, then as you cash the Q, West’s show-out will give you a marked finesse against East’s honour.

2) How do you play this suits for four winners?

 A64 (Dummy)
 QT753 (Your hand)

ANSWER: Cash the A, then low to your 10.

Assume that no honour has showed up as you cashed the ace, then low from dummy (and East follows with the last spot card). If the suit breaks 3-2, then it’s a 50-50 guess as to playing the 10 or the Q. Against a non-expert East, playing the 10 is much better as some Easts will rise with the King. The additional chance however is if East started off with K-J-x-x and now playing the 10 will restrict you to only one loser.