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IMPs both vul, opps bid 1♠-1N-2♣-2N-3N
pard leads ♥Q
dummy is
KQ7xx
106x
4
AKQx
you have
xx
Axx
KJ65
9xxx
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how do you defend
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Posted 2007-November-26, 15:23
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Posted 2007-November-26, 16:43
This is close. I'll take the ace and switch ♦5. There's too many layouts where declarer has 9 winners if he gains the lead, where partner's got ♦AT8x or better.
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Harald
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Posted 2007-November-26, 17:25
I play my highest x of H.
Partner cannot be leading from a 4 card suit to the QJ.
With QJ9x he should lead a low heart.
Partner cannot be leading from a 4 card suit to the QJ.
With QJ9x he should lead a low heart.
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Posted 2007-November-27, 01:58
From QJ9x he had lead the queen, maybe even from QJx in the hope to find my suit. If declarer can be trusted partner has no 5 Hearts, because with just Kx in Heart, declarer had bid different.
P should have 4 Spades, maybe even more, so there is a chance that he does not even possess another 4 card suit.
I switch to a diamond, this can win a lot and seldom cost.
P should have 4 Spades, maybe even more, so there is a chance that he does not even possess another 4 card suit.
I switch to a diamond, this can win a lot and seldom cost.
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Roland
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Roland
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More system is not the answer...
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Posted 2007-November-27, 04:00
IMPs both vul, opps bid 1♠-1N-2♣-2N-3N
pard leads ♥Q
dummy is
KQ7xx
106x
4
AKQx
you have
xx
Axx
KJ65
9xxx
declarer has around 9-10 pts. so partner got 8 or 9pts -3 in H. So partner either have the DA or the SA. Could partner have QJ♥+Q♦+ an A ? this seems unlikely. Declarer would have at best.
JT
Kxx
Axx
Jxxxxx
this doesnt look like a 2Nt to me.
So its fairly certain declarer got the QD.
So if partner got the SA. and declarer AQ of D. partner need 5H, wich =declarer only 2H so declarer is (1255,2254,2245) i think a fair amount of these hand he will raise to 3C instead of bidding 2Nt.
(PS AJXX of S for partner is probably not enough because declarer will still have 2S+1H+2D+4C (unless hes got a stiff spades)
If partner got the AD he need both the T and the 8 or 5 of them. A specific 4 card holding like aT8x isnt great odds but i still think this is as or more likely then declarer having Kx in H.
So i win with the A and switch small D.
I hope partner got 5D to ATxxx
pard leads ♥Q
dummy is
KQ7xx
106x
4
AKQx
you have
xx
Axx
KJ65
9xxx
declarer has around 9-10 pts. so partner got 8 or 9pts -3 in H. So partner either have the DA or the SA. Could partner have QJ♥+Q♦+ an A ? this seems unlikely. Declarer would have at best.
JT
Kxx
Axx
Jxxxxx
this doesnt look like a 2Nt to me.
So its fairly certain declarer got the QD.
So if partner got the SA. and declarer AQ of D. partner need 5H, wich =declarer only 2H so declarer is (1255,2254,2245) i think a fair amount of these hand he will raise to 3C instead of bidding 2Nt.
(PS AJXX of S for partner is probably not enough because declarer will still have 2S+1H+2D+4C (unless hes got a stiff spades)
If partner got the AD he need both the T and the 8 or 5 of them. A specific 4 card holding like aT8x isnt great odds but i still think this is as or more likely then declarer having Kx in H.
So i win with the A and switch small D.
I hope partner got 5D to ATxxx
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Posted 2007-November-28, 05:59
♥A, ♦K.
I am trying to unblock the diamonds, and possibly to avoid being squeezed in the minors. This also removes an entry to declarer's hand. Can't be that bad of a defense even though I am the only one to try it so far
I am trying to unblock the diamonds, and possibly to avoid being squeezed in the minors. This also removes an entry to declarer's hand. Can't be that bad of a defense even though I am the only one to try it so far
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Posted 2007-November-28, 09:40
The reason that ♥A, ♦K is wrong is that declarer may hold
♠AJ
♥Kxx
♦Q9xx
♣?xxx
Partner will be unable to continue diamonds on trick 4 no matter what you do. Declarer has to have a hand similar to this for winning and switching to gain over just encouraging the suit.
♠AJ
♥Kxx
♦Q9xx
♣?xxx
Partner will be unable to continue diamonds on trick 4 no matter what you do. Declarer has to have a hand similar to this for winning and switching to gain over just encouraging the suit.
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