- Devil's coup
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The Devil's Coup is a declarer play in contract bridge that prevents the defense from taking an apparently natural trump trick - often called "the disappearing trump trick"[1].
Example
♠ A 9 ♥ 3 ♦ — ♣ — ♠ Q 4 N
W E
S♠ J 3 2 ♥ 7 ♥ — ♦ — ♦ — ♣ — ♣ — North to lead ♠ K 10 7 ♥ — ♦ — ♣ — A typical example is shown where spades are trumps and the lead is in dummy (North).
The ♥3 is led. If East ruffs low, then declarer overruffs low and cashes the ace and king of spades. If East ruffs high, declarer overruffs with the ♠K and finesses West for the ♠Q to make the remaining two tricks.
Devil's coups are fairly rare: not only the trump suit but the side suits must lie well for declarer.
See also
References
- ^ Francis, Henry G., Editor-in-Chief; Truscott, Alan F., Executive Editor; Francis, Dorthy A., Editor, Sixth Edition (2001). The Official Encyclopedia of Bridge (6th ed.). Memphis, TN: American Contract Bridge League. p. 114. ISBN 0-943855-44-6. OCLC 49606900.
Categories:- Bridge coups
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