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Finesse or not?

Poll: Do you finesse or not? (9 member(s) have cast votes)

Do you finesse or not?

  1. Yes (4 votes [44.44%])

    Percentage of vote: 44.44%

  2. No (5 votes [55.56%])

    Percentage of vote: 55.56%

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Posted 2007-November-25, 11:43

I'm not sure about the percentage line here.

The auction went:
1♠ - 2♠* - 4♠ - 4NT
pass - 5♣ - pass - pass
pass
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LHO leads ♠A, gets a middle card from his partner, and switches to ♥4. I played the T from dummy, covered with RHO's K and my Ace. Next was a ♠ ruff, followed by ♥8. RHO plays ♥3. How do you play the ♥s? Finesse or drop/3-3?
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Posted 2007-November-25, 12:04

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Posted 2007-November-25, 15:53

Finesse through east. Playing east to be 5413.
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Posted 2007-November-25, 17:06

skaeran, on Nov 25 2007, 04:53 PM, said:

Finesse through east. Playing east to be 5413.

If you are playing to make, is that good enough? I mean, WEST will ruff third heart and get a trump promotion for his partner, for down one (2C, 1S loser). As unlikely as it seems, you need to play for hearts to be 3-3, win ACE, ruff heart. Club ACE, Diamond to ACE, Club king.
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Posted 2007-November-26, 16:35

inquiry, on Nov 26 2007, 12:06 AM, said:

skaeran, on Nov 25 2007, 04:53 PM, said:

Finesse through east. Playing east to be 5413.

If you are playing to make, is that good enough? I mean, WEST will ruff third heart and get a trump promotion for his partner, for down one (2C, 1S loser). As unlikely as it seems, you need to play for hearts to be 3-3, win ACE, ruff heart. Club ACE, Diamond to ACE, Club king.

Yeah you're right. I overlooked that I already ruffed a ♠. So playing for hearts to be 3-3 is obviously what you need to do.
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Posted 2007-November-27, 04:51

skaeran, on Nov 26 2007, 05:35 PM, said:

inquiry, on Nov 26 2007, 12:06 AM, said:

skaeran, on Nov 25 2007, 04:53 PM, said:

Finesse through east. Playing east to be 5413.

If you are playing to make, is that good enough? I mean, WEST will ruff third heart and get a trump promotion for his partner, for down one (2C, 1S loser). As unlikely as it seems, you need to play for hearts to be 3-3, win ACE, ruff heart. Club ACE, Diamond to ACE, Club king.

Yeah you're right. I overlooked that I already ruffed a ♠. So playing for hearts to be 3-3 is obviously what you need to do.

No, it isn't. If West is 5=2=3-3 and East 5=4=2=2, you need to finesse in hearts. Mind you, that doesn't give the opponents much for their bidding - but it is almost inconceivable that West would have shifted to a heart from three to the jack.
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