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Misdefend this Hand with Me – April 2026

Based on his bestselling trilogy of books, Misplay These Hands with Me, Misdefend These Hands with Me and Misbid These Hands with Me, Mark Horton shows you how to avoid misplaying, misdefending and misbidding hands.

Deflection

In a knock out match during a major championship, I pick up these cards:

Dealer East. All Vul.

♠ K94
7
 53
♣ KJ85432

When East has nothing to say, I open 3♣. When West overcalls 4 and East responds 4♠, promising a Spade control with Heart support, that is enough for West to jump to 6, which leaves us with this auction:

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Mark Horton

Mark Horton, Chief Editor to the WBF and EBL is a prolific writer, his many books including award winning collaborations with Sabine Auken, Eric Kokish and Eric Rodwell.

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