Hold-Up Plays

 

A Hold-Up Play is the withholding of a winner until a later round of the suit, usually to disrupt the enemy communications.  For example, Declarer has Axx opposite xx in a No Trump contract.  The defense leads the suit and Declarer holds up the Ace until the third round, hoping that the suit is split 5-3 and that the hand with the length has no outside entries.

 

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