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William S. (Bill) Root (b. 1923, Miami, Florida – d. March 18, 2002, Boca Raton, Florida) was a professional American bridge player. He represented the United States twelve times in international competition, including the Bermuda Bowl in 1967. He is also the author of several bridge books.

The Jettison play

One of the most famous hands in his books is a 7 No Trump hand which requires very advanced jettison play. High cards often get in the declarer's way, that is they block the effective play of the hand. A solution to these blocking problems is to throw away high cards. This unblocking coup is known as the Jettison Play.

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Win the opening lead of Error: {{SS}} missing name (help)J with the ace, dropping the king of spades. Cash the queen of spades, and jettison the ace of hearts from hand. Now cash the top hearts in dummy and jettison the top three clubs from hand! You can now run the clubs to discard diamond losers.

Bibliography

The ABCs of Bridge (1998)
Commonsense Bidding (1986)
How to Defend a Bridge Hand (1995)
How to Play a Bridge Hand (1990)
Modern Bridge Conventions, with Richard Pavlicek (1981)

External links

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-'''William S. Root''' is a professional [[United States|American]] [[contract bridge]] player. He has represented the [[American National Bridge Team]] twelve times on important international competitions including the [[Bermuda Bowl]], which is held bi-annually. He is also the author of several excellent bridge books. One of his most famous hands in his books is a 7 Notrump hand which require very advanced [[jettison play]]; the hand is shown below.
+'''William S. (Bill) Root''' (b. [[1923]], [[Miami]], [[Florida]] – d. [[March 18]], [[2002]], [[Boca Raton]], [[Florida]]) was a professional [[United States|American]] [[Contract bridge|bridge]] player. He represented the United States twelve times in international competition, including the [[Bermuda Bowl]] in 1967. He is also the author of several bridge books.
+==The Jettison play==
-                                North (spade)AQ
+One of the most famous hands in his books is a 7 No Trump hand which requires very advanced jettison play. High cards often get in the declarer's way, that is they block the effective play of the hand. A solution to these blocking problems is to throw away high cards. This unblocking coup is known as the ''Jettison Play''.
-                                      (heart)KQJ
-                                      (diamond)3
-                                      (club)J976542
-            West J102                                              East 9876543
-                 T874                                                   96532
-                 J752                                                   --
-T
-                                South K
-                                      A
-                                      AKQT9864
-                                      AKQ
+{{BridgeHand
-==Books==
+|AQ|KQJ|3|J976542
-*The ABCs of Bridge
+|J102|10874|J752|83
-*Commonsense Bidding
+|9876543|96532||10
-*How to Defend a Bridge Hand (Introduction by Alan Truscott)
+|K|A|AKQ109864|AKQ
-*How to Play a Bridge Hand (Winner of the American Bridge Teachers Association Award)
+}}
-*Modern Bridge Conventions
+<br clear="all">
+Win the opening lead of {{Ss}}J with the ace, dropping the king of spades. Cash the queen of spades, and jettison the ace of hearts from hand. Now cash the top hearts in dummy and jettison the top three clubs from hand! You can now run the clubs to discard diamond losers.
+==Bibliography==
+*''The ABCs of Bridge'' (1998)
+*''Commonsense Bidding'' (1986)
+*''How to Defend a Bridge Hand'' (1995)
+*''How to Play a Bridge Hand'' (1990)
+*''Modern Bridge Conventions'', with Richard Pavlicek (1981)
+==External links==
+*[http://www.acbl.org/about/hall-of-fame/biography.php?id=59 ACBL Hall of Fame]
+*[http://www.worldbridge.org/people/person.asp?qryid=15498 WBF profile]
+*[http://www.wbfmasterpoints.com/playerdetail.asp?Code=602 WBF Master Points profile]
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+[[Category:1923 births]]
+[[Category:2002 deaths]]
 [[Category:American bridge players]]
+[[Category:Bridge writers]]
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