Il contratto di Sud era un 5♠ chiamato per superare la difesa operata dagli opponenti a 5♥.

Schneider attaccò con l'Asso ed il Re di cuori e, dopo una lunga riflessione, proseguì in taglio e scarto con la Dama di cuori sperando che Est potesse avere il 7♠!

L'uppercut era completato ed il tramortito giocante fu costretto a concedere ancora una presa in atout.

Ce coup consiste pour la défense à faire la promotion d’un atout.

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	Vx				Dx
	x				-
	-				8
	-				-
			ARx
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Le contrat est à Pique, Ouest est en main et joue Cœur.

Nord coupe, Est surcoupe de la Dame.

Sud est sans défense : Il doit surcouper du Roi pour une promotion du Valet d’Ouest !

In Contract Bridge, an uppercut is a defensive play that involves one of the defenders ruffing high in the knowledge that an overruff by the declarer will result in the promotion of a trump card in his/her partner's hand into a winner. Thus, the technique presents a type of trump promotion.

It is best illustrated with an example:

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			A
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	Q6				Jx
	x				-
	xx				xx
	x				xx
			ARxxx
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			A
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Here declarer is South, spades are trump and the declarer can cash his two top spades, drawing all the defender's trumps, and claim the rest of the tricks. But if West, on the lead, plays a heart, covered by dummy's ace, East should ruff high with his jack of spades.

Now, if South overruffs with the ace or king, West's queen will be promoted into a winner and the defense is assured of an otherwise unavailable trick.