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Hi, !

To do well with this hand, can you identify which of the opponents' hands is the 'danger hand'?

A) West

B) East

Leave your answer in a comment and be sure to share your reasoning: https://youtu.be/r3sv8r2NaQY

Dummy: ♠KT973 ♥AK7 ♦K4 ♣KQ7

Declarer: ♠52 ♥J865 ♦J8 ♣A6432

Contract: 3NT; ♥3 lead from West.

In today's video, I'm so pleased to welcome special guest teacher Leon Meier, fresh off his victory at the New Zealand Bridge open team trials. Leon shares a pivotal hand from the trials, providing us with insights into his strategic gameplay and decision-making process.

What can we learn from this hand? Leon helps us out with some key takeaways:

First is to know what distribution we need to make your contract. In this case we need the clubs to break 3-2, so let's play this as if they will.

Also important is to recognize which is the danger hand. Can you spot whether which opponent we should be more concerned with? Here it is West because they can play a diamond through. Once we identify the danger hand, we must prevent them from getting entries

Another key takeaway is getting in the mind of the opponents and understanding that when you play a deep finesse in spades, it looks like you're trying to set up the spade suit which would mean they need to get their diamond suit set up before you can.

Thank you, Leon for sharing this hand with us. We'll be cheering you on when you head to Argentina!

Learn more about Leon and his rapid ascent to the top tier of bridge:

https://metronews.co.nz/article/bridge-mastermind-leon-meier

"Leon Meier is a bridge mastermind taking the scene by storm. At just 19 years old he has already travelled around the country and the world playing the game. Leon started at the Christchurch club back before Covid and has been playing for three and half years..." (Read more)

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Bajir from Learn Bridge Online